Jed the Humanoid by Grandaddy
Jed the Humanoid by Grandaddy

Jed the Humanoid

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Jed the Humanoid by Grandaddy

Release Date
Mon May 29 2000
Performed by
Grandaddy
Produced by
Jason Lytle
Writed by
Jason Lytle
About

A eulogy to a forgotten, alcoholic android: as Jed’s creators lose interest on their invention, they return home from a convention to find he has drank himself to death.

The song has autobiographical traits, according to songwriter Jason Lytle, in a 2011 interview:

I used Jed as my therapy vehicle...

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Jed the Humanoid Lyrics

Last night something pretty bad happened
We lost a friend (we lost a friend)
All shocked and broken (all shocked and broken)
Shutdown, exploded (shutdown, exploded)

Jeddy 3 is what we first called him
Then it was Jed (then it was Jed)
Now Jed's system's dead (Jed's system's dead)
Therefore so is Jed (therefore so is Jed)

We assembled him in the kitchen
Made out of this end (made out of this)
Made out of that end (made out of that)
Whatever was at hand (whatever was at hand)

When we finished Jed, we were so proud
We celebrated (we celebrated)
We congratulated (we congratulated)
At what we'd created (what we'd created)

Jed could run or walk, sing or talk and
Compile thoughts and (compile thoughts and)
Solve lots of problems (solve lots of problems)
We learned so much from him (learned so much from him)

A couple years went by, something happened
We gave Jed less attention (gave less attention)
We had new inventions (had new inventions)
Left for conventions (left for conventions)

Jed had found booze and drank every drop
He fizzled and popped (he fizzled and popped)
He rattled and knocked (he rattled and knocked)
And finally he just stopped (and finally he just stopped)

​ton si emit tuB
​elbisrever si cisum ehT

Jed the Humanoid Q&A

Who wrote Jed the Humanoid's ?

Jed the Humanoid was written by Jason Lytle.

Who produced Jed the Humanoid's ?

Jed the Humanoid was produced by Jason Lytle.

When did Grandaddy release Jed the Humanoid?

Grandaddy released Jed the Humanoid on Mon May 29 2000.

What did Grandaddy say about "Jed the Humanoid"?

In a 2000 interview to SF Weekley, singer/songwriter Jason Lytle said:

Jed is a mechanical martyr with a message. And his message is that alcohol and electronics do not mix.

Who is this song about?

In a 2003 interview to East Bay Express, guitarist Jim Fairchild clarified:

For some reason virtually every single person who talks about that song is convinced that Jason is singing from the perspective of a robot, which is – I don’t know. It sounds like the most autobiographical song on the recor...

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