I don't see why people think this is his worst song. It's a great song. It's just about how someone in your day-to-day life can go pretty much un-noticed, but when you notice them, you're blown away. It's a great song with a great story. My personal favorite off Working On A Dream, along with the title track.
I agree that it gets some undeserved criticism. Sure, it's a little silly, and the lyrics aren't exactly graceful, but I don't think that necessarily has to be a strike against it.
I agree that it gets some undeserved criticism. Sure, it's a little silly, and the lyrics aren't exactly graceful, but I don't think that necessarily has to be a strike against it.
The song is about a guy with a crush on a cashier at his local supermarket, it's a a very ordinary situation, more than a little mundane, maybe even a little silly, but no less powerful because of it.
The song is about a guy with a crush on a cashier at his local supermarket, it's a a very ordinary situation, more than a little mundane, maybe even a little silly, but no less powerful because of it.
It's about something extraordinary inside of the ordinary, about how something so unremarkable can seem so beautiful, and I think the lyrics fit that theme perfectly. Almost as if the song is being narrated by an everyday guy, someone who clearly feels very strongly for this woman but doesn't quite have the ability to put his feelings into words the way he would like to :)
I don't know if it was intentionally written that way, but it's the way I've always seen it. It's still far from the best song he's written, but I kind of like it, it's definitely the most interesting track on Working on a Dream.
I don't see why people think this is his worst song. It's a great song. It's just about how someone in your day-to-day life can go pretty much un-noticed, but when you notice them, you're blown away. It's a great song with a great story. My personal favorite off Working On A Dream, along with the title track.
I agree that it gets some undeserved criticism. Sure, it's a little silly, and the lyrics aren't exactly graceful, but I don't think that necessarily has to be a strike against it.
I agree that it gets some undeserved criticism. Sure, it's a little silly, and the lyrics aren't exactly graceful, but I don't think that necessarily has to be a strike against it.
The song is about a guy with a crush on a cashier at his local supermarket, it's a a very ordinary situation, more than a little mundane, maybe even a little silly, but no less powerful because of it.
The song is about a guy with a crush on a cashier at his local supermarket, it's a a very ordinary situation, more than a little mundane, maybe even a little silly, but no less powerful because of it.
It's about something extraordinary inside of the ordinary, about how something so unremarkable can seem so beautiful, and I think the lyrics fit that theme perfectly. Almost as if the song is being narrated by an everyday guy, someone who clearly feels very strongly for this woman but doesn't quite have the ability to put his feelings into words the way he would like to :)
I don't know if it was intentionally written that way, but it's the way I've always seen it. It's still far from the best song he's written, but I kind of like it, it's definitely the most interesting track on Working on a Dream.