Jack Johnson - "You And Your Heart"

[TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur]

To The Sea will be out June 1, with the lead single "You And Your Heart" landing at radio in April. Johnson said of the tune, "at some point, some of the books I was reading started leading me in a certain direction, kind of like this broken king character. That area you get in sometimes, where you stop trusting your heart and you start thinking too much about logic and this and that. So it's basically about that separation that can happen between the self and the heart and trying to trust your heart again."

Looking forward to this! I was really tired of him but he's been away long enough where I'm ready again.

[TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur]

Goes for adds on April 5.

[backintime]

Anybody heard this yet?

[Robert J]

You can hear part of it here. It starts around 2:30. Sounds promising, but no more exciting than any of his recent songs.

[The Music Man]

"Keep your drink, just give me the money, it's just you and your heart tonight!"

Sorry, that's the first thing that comes to mind. Come to think of it, wasn't that the lyrical edit Pink refused to perform on American Idol?

As far as this particular song goes, I have no interest. "Flake" is great but everything else JJ does bores me to tears, although I see his appeal.

[backintime]

It's crazy to me how long ago it seems that he was popular. He's one of those who already feels very much like a 00s act. I suppose it has been five years since In Between Dreams.

That's one of the reasons I'm not really bothered about this. The other is that really, the world doesn't need any more music by Jack Johnson. Once you've heard one of his albums you've heard them all. If I'm being honest, like The Music Man, now I have a healthy distance from when Jack was popular, "Flake" is the only song of his I love. The rest is just pleasant background music.

[TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur]

This sounds mad boring based on the clip on his webpage. I like him best when he uses reggae accents but I think he's done with that sound.

[TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur]

The full song leaked.



Whatever. Nothing exciting here, but it's pleasant.

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It's no "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing," but at least it has some grit to it. I wouldn't be surprised if a few Alternative stations pick it up. I definitely hear the Hendrix influence.

[Robert J]

The instrumental is definitely a bit harder than we're used to from him, but it's just another bland Jack Johnson track when all is said and done.

[TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur]

#4 on iTunes

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My Alt. station played it this afternoon...knew it.

[Deleted]

My Alternative station is playing this a lot now. I just heard it and came to post...I think it's my favorite JJ single since the "In Between Dreams" era. It's nothing spectacular, but the the carefree vibe, catchy chorus, Hendrix chords, and lack of pretension make it really enjoyable.

[TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur]

This debuted at #20 on the Hot 100 last week and fell to #80 this week.

[TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur]

Major grower. The guitar refrain is so infectious.

[Deleted]

This is his biggest Alternative hit since "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing"...already 15, and definitely going Top 10.

[HC]

JJ usually annoys me, but I have to hand it to him on this one. Nice summer song here.

[TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur]

If only the chorus was as catchy as the verses.

[Deleted]

I think the hook and the outro are the catchiest parts. He has A LOT of potential singles on this record, most of which I could see doing well on Alternative: At or With Me (reminds me of Weezer), To The Sea (Beatles-esque), Red Wine Mistakes & Mythology (White Stripes-y), and No Good With Faces (a great ballad).

[TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur]

I haven't checked out the album yet (internet still crap). Does he have any songs that sound island-y kind of like "Flake" or "Crying Shame"?