Jessie by Joshua Kadison
We all know about someone who is or has been in a doomed relationship – you know, the kind that makes you shake your head and think, ‘the sex cannot be that good.’ You just can’t understand how that person keeps going back to that relationship.
Today’s pick, Jessie by Joshua Kadison, is a song that puts in words what must go through the minds of people who find themselves in those kinds of relationships. If you are one of those, you’re probably nodding right now and— (hey, put that phone down right now!)
*shakes head*
Anyway, “Jessie” was written by Joshua Kadison and was the lead single from his album, Painted Desert Serenade. It’s so simple and so recognisable/relatable – AND to be honest, Joshua Kadison has that bad boy look that gives him the perfect tortured hero look, which soooo makes the song work.
See for yourself:
♫ From a phone booth in Vegas, Jessie calls at 5 A.M.
To tell me how she’s tired of all of them
She says, “Baby I’ve been thinking about a trailer by the sea
We could go to Mexico, you, the cat, and me
We’ll drink Tequila and look for sea shells,
Now doesn’t that sound sweet?”
Ah Jessie you always do this every time I get back on my feet
Jessie paint your pictures about how it’s gonna be
By now I should know better, your dreams are never free
But tell me all about our little trailer by the sea
Jessie you can always sell any dream to me
Oh Jessie, you can always sell any dream to me
She asks me how the cat’s been, I say, “Moses he’s just fine”
But he used to think about you all the time
We finally took your pictures down off the wall
Jessie how do you always seem to know just when to call
She says, “Get your stuff together, bring Mose’ and drive real fast”
And I listen to her promise “I swear to God this time it’s gonna last”
Jessie paint your pictures about how it’s gonna be
By now I should know better, your dreams are never free
But tell me all about our little trailer by the sea
Jessie you can always sell any dream to me
Oh Jessie you can always sell any dream to me
Jessie you can always sell any dream to me
I’ll love you in the sunshine,
Lay you down in the warm white sand
And who knows maybe this time,
Things will turn out just the way you planned
Jessie paint your pictures about how it’s gonna be
By now I should know better, your dreams are never free
But tell me all about our little trailer by the sea
Jessie you can always sell any dream to me
Oh Jessie, you can always sell any dream to me♫
