Jesse
Scott Walker * Track #3 On The Drift
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Jesse by Scott Walker
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In “Jesse,” Walker uses the metaphor of Elvis' stillborn twin brother Jesse Garon Presley to convey the lasting void of the Twin Towers in the New York City skyline.
The song is sung from the perspective of Elvis as he has a nightmare of 9/11.
In contrast to the majority of songs concerning the Se...
Jesse Lyrics
[Refrain]
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[Verse 1]
Nose holes caked in black cocaine (Pow! Pow!)
No one holds a match to your skin (Pow! Pow!)
No dupe, no chiming, a way off miles off
No needle through a glove
[Refrain]
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[Chorus]
Famine is a tall, tall tower
A building left in the night
Jesse, are you listening?
It casts its ruins in shadows
Under Memphis moonlight
Jesse are you listening?
[Refrain]
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[Verse 2]
Six feet of foetus flung at sparrows in the sky
Put yourself in my shoes
A kiss, wet, muzzle, a clouded eye
No stars to flush it out
[Chorus]
Famine is a tall, tall tower
A building left in the night
Jesse, are you listening?
It casts its ruins in shadows
Under Memphis moonlight
Jesse, are you listening?
[Refrain]
(Pow! Pow!)
(Pow! Pow!)
[Verse 3]
In the dream I am crawling around on my hands and knees
Smoothing out the prairie
All the dents and the gouges and the winds dying down
I lower my head, press my ear to the prairie
[Outro]
Alive
I'm the only one left alive
I'm the only one left alive
I'm the only one left alive
Alive
I'm the only one left alive
I'm the only one left alive
I'm the only one left alive
Jesse Q&A
Who wrote Jesse's ?
Jesse was written by Scott Walker.
Who produced Jesse's ?
Jesse was produced by Scott Walker & Peter Walsh.
When did Scott Walker release Jesse?
Scott Walker released Jesse on Mon May 08 2006.
What did Scott Walker say about "Jesse"?
I don’t like out-and-out protest songs. There were a lot of albums and things that came out after 9/11 and I don’t like some guy strumming and preaching in my face. There are other ways to talk about these things. It’s the same with the Mussolini thing (“Clara”): fascism is in the air and it’s worth...