Is Jetstream about Sex?
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Jetstream is my favorite song on WFTSC and in my opinion it should have been the first single from the album.
Its kinda cheesy....
But J-E-T is one of the best pop songs NO have ever written. its incredibly catchy, its got a great chorus, and it has a lot of really cool electronics.
I think JET is one of the best pop singles NO has ever released. Thats prolly why it got to number 3 on the billboard dance charts in the US. I have heard JET in dance clubs several times, and people always went mad and danced to it.
Its vastly underrated. However, most NO fans that I know personally love the song. JET is up there with BLT as obe of thier best pure pop singles.
As for the lyrics, I always thought the song was about a twisted long distance relationship. I wouldnt put too much thought into that though.
I wish they would play JET more live though. It went down really well in Chicago last year, and its a much better song than Working Overtime.
[black]Diamond[/black] wrote:
[magenta]shedmonite61[/magenta] wrote: I'm not obsessed about sex. It's just that I feel that the lyrics are a dead giveaway. I agree that most rock songs allude to sex. It's a legitimate question.
Why on earth don't you think you are obsessed by sex? You're a teenager, you've GOT to be obsessed by sex!
The proof is right there - if the lyrics are so obvious to you, surely they're obvious to everyone else too. So the only reason you brough it up is because you're obsessed. You probably get all excited every time you read that someone has written the word sex on your thread.
Sex
Sex
Sex sexy sex sex
Jetstream's great - one of my favourite songs. About sex, obviously.
I quite like sexy sex. Not a teenager, though, so I'll need some other excuse.
I prefer the Jetsream sexmix... er, remix, it's mint.
[magenta]shedmonite61[/magenta] wrote: It's a legitimate question.
As opposed to an illegitimate question? ![]()
Cozzie, dear, this is the second thread I've read today with the quote being your standard response to people's posts to your threads. Try something new! :)
But in answer to your question, I don't think Jetstream is just about Sex (with a capital S). I think Jetstream, like all New Order songs, is open to interpretation -- that's the beauty of New Order. I don't think New Order songs can be pigeonholed.
Emma
Silly trite lyrics sung to a very catchy tune. Anyway, like many songs, you can look at the literal, surface level meaning, which is about jets and travel and all that rot. It always seemed to me that the underlying meaning was about sex, and that the high was a high from sex/love, not necessarily from drugs.
I always thought it actually was about a long distance relationship. But of course, what are these people going to do when they finally see each other, go bowling?
of course it's about sex
What did you think it was about aeroplane spotting?
I'd love to know what the folks who didn't think it was about sex thought it was about? any theories people?
Minx wrote:
of course it's about sex What did you think it was about aeroplane spotting? I'd love to know what the folks who didn't think it was about sex thought it was about? any theories people?
I thought it was about riding on an aeroplane...
but I am a wee bit dense...
It's an autobiographical tale of Barney's best experiences in club class!
And... Wow! J-E-T made someone an NO fan...
Anyone else in this club???
Guys, I don't understand why are you on my case for this. Yes, I know I'm a teenager, but it's just strange that Barney would write such an obvious song and let the band perform. I mean, I thought that Jetstream would make a great elevator music or "on-hold" tunes on the phone. Seriously, by the 25th time I listened to this I said, "Hold up! I couldn't believe what I was listening, what I was singing!"
NOOLigan wrote: have you ever fu#@ed on cocaine? i can't believe i'm quoting from basic instinct.
Nor can we, Ron, nor can we...
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SHEDi xxx
NOOLigan wrote: have you ever fu#@ed on cocaine? i can't believe i'm quoting from basic instinct.
Or is that speaking from experience
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Barnette wrote:
NOOLigan wrote: have you ever fu#@ed on cocaine? i can't believe i'm quoting from basic instinct.
Or is that speaking from experience
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i don't do drugs.
NOOLigan wrote:
Barnette wrote:
NOOLigan wrote: have you ever fu#@ed on cocaine? i can't believe i'm quoting from basic instinct.
Or is that speaking from experience
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i don't do drugs.
Good for you. Either do I. Have seen alot of discouraging stuff on here glamourising drugs. I have a friend who's son was into speed and have seen first hand the damage that drugs can do to a family.
Not to mention the selfish drug addicted assholes who have babies and leave them to be brought up by the grandparents.
Anyway, let's get back to the topic
SEX............that's much nicer.
Ness Order wrote: You missed the word 'jetstream' which has the most obvious male sexual connotation.
It could equally apply to the female version too after all he sings 'you are my jet stream lover'
Patrick Tardif wrote: my girlfriend always sings "G-String Lover"... so yes it has sex attached to it.
i'm glad they took Ana Matronic as a guest...she is an experienced one ...
Two thongs do not make a right
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Minx wrote:
Ness Order wrote: You missed the word 'jetstream' which has the most obvious male sexual connotation.
It could equally apply to the female version too after all he sings 'you are my jet stream lover'
Being someone who loves his jetstream...
Cozzie'll be loving all this psycho-analysis... ![]()
SHEDi xxx
Boatraceface wrote:
Patrick Tardif wrote: my girlfriend always sings "G-String Lover"... so yes it has sex attached to it.
i'm glad they took Ana Matronic as a guest...she is an experienced one ...
Two thongs do not make a right
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Nice to see you keeping things brief, BRF... ![]()
SHEDi xxx
NOOLigan wrote: barnette, i thought you were married.
Oh dear, I guess I did sound like quite the hussey!!
I meant we should get back to the topic
:)
Barnette wrote:
NOOLigan wrote: barnette, i thought you were married.
Oh dear, I guess I did sound like quite the hussey!!
I meant we should get back to the topic
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:)
yes you did. lol nah let's kill the topic.
Minx wrote:
Ness Order wrote: You missed the word 'jetstream' which has the most obvious male sexual connotation.
It could equally apply to the female version too after all he sings 'you are my jet stream lover'
Squirters ![]()
Leave Me A Gnome wrote:
Minx wrote:
Ness Order wrote: You missed the word 'jetstream' which has the most obvious male sexual connotation.
It could equally apply to the female version too after all he sings 'you are my jet stream lover'
Being someone who loves his jetstream...
Cozzie'll be loving all this psycho-analysis...
SHEDi xxx
Well if that shocks you it's a good job I didn't start the water-sports theory!!!!![]()