Third Eye Blind Songs - Semi-Charmed Life, Non-Dairy Creamer, Slow Motion, Jumper, Wounded, I Want You, How's It Going to Be, Graduate (Paperback)

Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Chapters: Semi-Charmed Life, Non-Dairy Creamer, Slow Motion, Jumper, Wounded, I Want You, How's It Going to Be, Graduate, Don't Believe a Word, God of Wine, Narcolepsy, Bonfire, Never Let You Go, Crystal Baller, Motorcycle Drive By, Losing a Whole Year, 10 Days Late, Deep Inside of You, Blinded, Anything. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 53. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: "Semi-Charmed Life" is Third Eye Blind's first single off their self-titled debut album, released in 1997. It was a major hit of the 1990s, reaching number four in the U.S., number one on the Modern Rock Tracks and the Top 40 in the UK. Furthermore, it has had a pervasive cultural impact, being featured in numerous movie soundtracks. VH1 has named the song as the 34th best song of the 90s. Beneath a catchy, upbeat melody, with rapidly spoken lyrics and references to popular culture, the song contains dark lyrics about a drug user's descent into crystal meth addiction and his implied sexual activities while trying to "want something else." According to lead singer Stephan Jenkins, the song was meant as a response to Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side," but from a San Francisco perspective. The style of the song reflects changes that were occurring in the San Francisco music scene, particularly a growing interest in hip-hop. Several changes were made for the studio recording. In the demo version, Jenkins spoke during the verses as opposed to singing it. The chorus lyrics were originally "I want nothing else to get me through this" as opposed to "I want something else to get me through this." In the second verse, instead of "Doing crystal meth will lift you up until you break," the demo version went "Crystal methylene will lift you up until you break." Finally, the reprise of t...http: //booksllc.net/?id=4408242