Just Another Story
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| Song by Jamiroquai | ||
| from the album The Return of the Space Cowboy | ||
| Released | 1994 | |
| Recorded | 1993/1994 | |
| Genre | Funk / Acid Jazz | |
| Length | 8:49 | |
| Label | Sony BMG | |
| Writer(s) | Jason Kay | |
| Composer(s) | Toby Smith | |
| Producer(s) | Jason Kay, Toby Smith | |
| The Return of the Space Cowboy tracklist | ||
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1. Just Another Story B-side(s): Space Clav (B-side to "Half the Man") |
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Just Another Story is a song by British band Jamiroquai. It is the opening track to the second Jamiroquai album The Return of the Space Cowboy, in all countries other than the US where the song switches place with Space Cowboy to become the eleventh track. Just Another Story is the second longest album track by Jamiroquai to Revolution 1993 (however longer remixes and live performances of this track and other tracks do exist).
[edit] Themes
The song deals with the problem of viligantes who enforce justice by themselves, often harming innocents in the process. The main character, as described in the second verse, holds a gun to a minor's head, who apparently is both a drug dealer and a drug (ab)user. The "'94 tour" version holds alternative lyrics to the song which expand more on the whole theme [1].
Just Another Story is the only Jamiroquai track to feature the word "fucking" in the lyrics. In context the line is as follows:
"All these gangster kids are gettin' uptight! I gotcha! I gotcha where I want ya now! Nobody make a fucking move!"
The song is oftenly cited by fans to be somewhat autobiographic to Jason Kay, the lead singer, who was homeless at a time and had committed criminal acts to survive.
The Return of the Space Cowboy has no parental advisory or sensory restriction placed on it despite the content of the song, although a DualDisc release of the band's 6. album - Dynamite does feature a "behind the scenes" feature regarding the album's production. The documentary in which the same word was uttered was given a parental advisory sticker.
(It is often stated that the song Revolution 1993 also features "fuck" or "fucking" in the lyrics but according to the most reliable source of Jamiroquai lyrics on the Funkin site [2] it isn't sung in the album version at all, though live performances sometimes include heavy swearing.)
[edit] Song structure
Being nearly 9 minutes long, JAS is a song of a somewhat progressive nature. The song structure is as follows:
- Introduction (long intro);
- Verse;
- Verse #2 (x2);
- Outroduction.
The introduction to the song is appx. 2 minutes long and includes some sort of a monologue to itself, as a verse. The introduction is sometimes seen as a separate song, and goes under the unofficial title "Now it Occurred to me". The introduction contains only one verse. The main part of the song has the second verse sung twice. The outroduction immediately follows the verses, and changes the mood of the song by inducing heavy wind instrumentation.
Some live versions (Paradiso '94) changed the structure of the song into this order:
- Verse #2 (x2);
- Outroduction;
- Introduction (long intro);
- Verse.
- (segue into next song).
Some other live versions had alternative lyrics [3].
[edit] Mixes
- Album version - 8:45;
- 1994 alternative lyrics version;
- A pirate release of the album adds a gunshot at the end of the track. The gunshot stems from the ending of a different song called "D.S.", which was written by Michael Jackson and released on his 2CD compilation album, HIStory.
- Unofficial instrumental mix - 8:45.
| Jamiroquai |
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| Members: Jason Kay | Rob Harris | Paul Turner | Matt Johnson | Derrick McKenzie | Sola Akingbola | Lorraine McIntosh | Hazel Fernandez | Sam Smith |
| Former members: Gavin Dodds | Simon Katz | Nick Fyffe | Stuart Zender | Simon Carter | Toby Smith | Nick Van Gelder | Darren Galea (DJ D-Zire) | Winston Rollins | Adrian Revell | Wallis Buchanan | Beverley Knight |
| See also: Buffalo Man | Chillington studio | Iroquois | Gig in the Sky |
| Discography |
| Studio albums |
| Emergency on Planet Earth (1993) | The Return of the Space Cowboy (1994/1995) | Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality (Guest appearance) (1995) | Travelling without Moving (1996/1997) | Synkronized (1999) | A Funk Odyssey (2001) | Dynamite (2005) |
| Compilation albums |
| Jay's Selection (1996) | In Store Jam (promo, 1997) | Late Night Tales: Jamiroquai (2003/2005) | High Times: Singles 1992-2006 (2006) |
| Box sets |
| L'Intégrale des Maxi-Singles (1994) | The Single Box (1997) | The Singles Collection (1997) | Deeper Underground (1998) | 1999 Remixes (1999) | ULBC (Fanmade) (??) |
| Unofficial live recordings (ROIOs) |
| If I Like it, I do it (1993) | BBC 528 (1993) | Stockholm '93 (1993) | Club Citta '93 (1993) | Songs for Manitú (1993) | Firenze [sic] 1993 (1993) | Funky Paradise (1994) | JAZZiroquai (1995) | ... |
| DVDs |
| Live In Verona (2002/2003) | High Times: Singles 1992-2006 (2006) |
| Singles |
| When You Gonna Learn | Too Young to Die | Blow Your Mind | Emergency on Planet Earth | Space Cowboy | Half the Man | Stillness in Time | Light Years | The Kids | Do U Know Where You're Coming From? (Guest appearance) | Virtual Insanity | Cosmic Girl | Alright | High Times | Deeper Underground | Canned Heat | Black Capricorn Day | Supersonic | King for a Day | I'm in the Mood for Love (Guest appearance) | Little L | You Give Me Something | Love Foolosophy | Corner of the Earth | Main Vein | Feels Just Like It Should | Seven Days in Sunny June | (Don't) Give Hate a Chance | Runaway |
| Promotion-only / Cancelled / White label singles |
| Revolution 1993 | If I Like It I Do It | Morning Glory | Everyday | Travelling Without Moving | Hollywood Swingin' | Soul Education | An Online Odyssey | Feel So Good | Do It Like We Used To Do | Bad Girls | Dynamite | Starchild | Electric Mistress | Time Won't Wait | Emergency on Planet Earth & Blow Your Mind remixes | Talullah (Shelter mixes) | Multiquai |
