Thumbing My Way

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  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    My extreme PJ fandom was at risk for a while during Binaural. When I first bought RA and heard 'Thumbing my Way', I was obsessed with PJ all over again. Consequently, it led me to give Binaural a few more chances, and I'm in love with Binaural and Riot Act now.

    All thanks to 'Thumbing my Way'.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    solat_girl wrote:
    What's the best song you've ever written?

    Matt Cameron thought that "Thumbing My Way" was the nicest chord progression I had ever devised.

    That's from Ed's recent Rolling Stone interview :)

    I can see exactly where Mr. Cameron's coming from. You know, for some people it cannot be their fave PJ song because it's got no RAWK in it - no loud guitars, drums - but as a drummer, I can understand one of Cameron's favourite songs being a slow, reflective number.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • solat_girl
    solat_girl Posts: 1,498
    faithfull79 wrote:
    I can't figure it out. This song should be depressing, but it has always been sort of uplifting to me. I listen to it a lot when life dumps a big bag of S*** on my head. It is a source of strength for me.

    ...I turned my back, now there's no turning back...
    I know what you mean, the same thing happens to me, when I'm having a bad day I always think in this song. There's a very positive message in the lyrics:

    No matter how cold the winter, there's a spring time ahead.

    All the rusted signs we ignore throughout our lives.
    Choosing the shiny ones instead.
    I turned my back. Now there's not turning back.
  • MeddleDeal
    MeddleDeal Posts: 2,547
    This song can be both an uplifting song and a depressing song. To me, it is a song about letting go and moving on w/your life. i recall using the lyric:' No matter how cold the winter, there's a spring time ahead' to me, that line, to me, is no matter how rough life is at a moment, there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. :)

    I always LOVE it when Eddie sings this song live, b/c he is opening up to us, letting us know his pain through this song. I don't like it when people just walk out during this song. :mad: I think people should listen to these lyrics and take it into consideration that this man is opening up to us.
    ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~
    ~*STONEY PONY all the WAY!*~
    ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~
    "For the world, not for the war"-Neil Finn
  • solat_girl
    solat_girl Posts: 1,498
    Have you guys heard the Cleveland version from this year? It's amazing, very emotional, I love how Ed sang this part:

    I'm just walking the miles. Every once in a while I get a ride.
    I'm thumbing my way back to heaven.
  • PRfCTlYUNkPTCLtHs
    PRfCTlYUNkPTCLtHs Posts: 120
    Love it. One of my favs by far.
    No need to be void,.. or save up on life,...
    Got to spend it all,.....

    "Those who dance are called insane by those who don't hear the music." EV

    1-14-95, 9-04-00, 7-01-03, 5-30-06, 10-21-06, 10-22-06, 6-17-08, 6-22-08, 8-16-08 E.V., 6-15-09 E.V., 10-28-09, 5-13-10.

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