Jay Farrar A to Z: "T"

bigdieseltrucker · Post by **bigdieseltrucker** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 5:09 pm

True to Life is exactly that.

dcarter · Post by **dcarter** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 5:21 am

highlandcreek wrote:I'm married to Tear Stained Eye, but meet up with True to Life for frequent nooners.

Days later and still the wit burns like a Voodoo Candle1

highlandcreek · Post by **highlandcreek** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 2:06 am

I'm married to Tear Stained Eye, but meet up with True to Life for frequent nooners.

bigdaddy · Post by **bigdaddy** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 2:37 pm

Had to go with True To Life. This was the first Jay song i ever heard and it's what got me hooked.

Back in the days of Napster, i'd search for a rare tune that i loved and then search that person's library because i figured they'd be into the same shit i was. Well, in several people's libraries i saw a band called Uncle Tupelo. I downloaded True To Life and was completely blown away by the voice, the lyrics, everything.

Tune still holds up. Tear Stained Eye is a classic but i've got to go with my sentimental fave.

gdavis5446 · Post by **gdavis5446** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:00 am

I went with Tear Stained Eye. It's one of the greatest songs ever written isn't it? True To Life is great too, but you can't fight St. Geneviève.

ScottZeagle · Post by **ScottZeagle** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:13 am

Blue Tick wrote:Well, somebody had to vote for Too Early.

Me and you...

Tear Stained Eye is a great song, but Too Early is also one of my favorites, and it needed some love...

Blue Tick · Post by **Blue Tick** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:00 am

megaballs wrote:I've read JF interview where he alluded to Tear Stained Eye as being about a Missouri town , maybe named St. Genoveve, that flooded regularly but did a good job holding back the water.

Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.

megaballs wrote:I've also read about Ten Second that there's a town, MIssouri again, where the put chemicals or oil based shit on road to prevent dirt runoff or something and it was cancer causing. The town had to be deserted.

Times Beach, Missouri. Dioxin.

Here's an interview where he talks about both songs... a little.

I recall reading somewhere that a couple of his lyrical images were things he saw on CNN, including the fire fighters in Out of the Picture and maybe the flooding at Ste. Genevieve. I can't find that interview anymore, though.

Blue Tick · Post by **Blue Tick** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 8:22 am

Well, somebody had to vote for Too Early.

farrarfan1 · Post by **farrarfan1** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 6:08 am

Tough call. 3 songs from Trace and one of my favorite UT songs, True to Life. Had to go with Tear Stained Eye.

Talus · Post by **Talus** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 5:38 am

I haven't been voting for many favorites, but I have to go with Tear Stained Eye here. Just about as perfect as a song can be.

Coffee Creek · Post by **Coffee Creek** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 4:41 am

megaballs wrote:I've read JF interview where he alluded to Tear Stained Eye as being about a Missouri town , maybe named St. Genoveve, that flooded regularly but did a good job holding back the water. The next line about the title seems, as he would put it (see Gramaphone comments on live DVD) "using poetic license." It sounds stupid but I wished he'd not say the title line !

I've also read about Ten Second that there's a town, MIssouri again, where the put chemicals or oil based shit on road to prevent dirt runoff or something and it was cancer causing. The town had to be deserted.

A-Yup.

grainpulp · Post by **grainpulp** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 12:14 am

Without a moment's hesitation:

TEAR STAINED EYE

megaballs · Post by **megaballs** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 11:33 pm

I've read JF interview where he alluded to Tear Stained Eye as being about a Missouri town , maybe named St. Genoveve, that flooded regularly but did a good job holding back the water. The next line about the title seems, as he would put it (see Gramaphone comments on live DVD) "using poetic license." It sounds stupid but I wished he'd not say the title line !

I've also read about Ten Second that there's a town, MIssouri again, where the put chemicals or oil based shit on road to prevent dirt runoff or something and it was cancer causing. The town had to be deserted.

I voted for Ten Second Buzz.

the art guy · Post by **the art guy** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 7:19 pm

Tear-Stained Eye, in a close one over True to Life. I should go mark the occasion with a Tear-Stained Ale, I think.

Lawrence Fan · Post by **Lawrence Fan** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 6:30 pm

dcarter wrote:A stellar letter. Tulsa County almost was my first cover vote but come on no debate, ST. GENEVIEVE!!!!!!! (screaming idiot at the Jay/Volt show who hasn't heard anything post-Trace. No not Glenn)

Not me, I didn't even vote for TSE.

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