A Praise Chorus

A Praise Chorus

Infobox Single
Name = A Praise Chorus


Artist = Jimmy Eat World
from Album = Bleed American
Released = 2002
Format = CD
Recorded =
Genre = Pop punk, emo
Length = 4:03
Label = Dreamworks R6538
Producer =
Last single = "Sweetness"
(2002)
This single = "A Praise Chorus"
(2002)
Next single = "Pain"
(2004)|

"A Praise Chorus" is a song by Jimmy Eat World. It was the fourth single released from the band's 2001 album "Bleed American", which was later retitled "Jimmy Eat World".

With its "carpe diem" theme, the song has been described as a "celebration of adulthood". [ [http://www.epinions.com/content_4422148228 Epinions.com - Paul's SONG OF THE YEAR 2002: "A Praise Chorus" by Jimmy Eat World ] ]

ongs "praised" by this song

After the second stanza, seven songs become the "praise chorus" of the title. The first is sung continuously in the background; the other six are sung over this background-vocal track. During live performances, Tom Linton sings the "Crimson and Clover", while Jim Adkins sings lyrics from the other six songs.

#Tommy James and the Shondells - "Crimson and Clover" "Crimson and clover, over and over", sung continuously in the background.
#Madness - "Our House" "Our house in the middle of the street", both names the song and paraphrases a lyric from the song (in the original, "Our house, in the middle of our street.")
#The Promise Ring - "Why Did Ever We Meet" "Why did we ever meet?"
#Bad Company - "Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy" - "Started my rock 'n roll fantasy."
#They Might Be Giants - "Don't Let's Start" "Don't, don't, don't let's start" (as sung in TMBG song).
#The Promise Ring - "All of My Everythings" "Why did we ever part?" (Though the original lyric is: "Why ever did we part?")
#Mötley Crüe - "Kickstart My Heart" "kickstart my rock 'n rolling heart"

In the recorded version, they are sung by The Promise Ring's Davey von Bohlen--who is referred to "So come on, Davey, sing me something that I know" in the song. Following recording of the song's demo (which contains none of these songs, but rather a repetition of "Fast action/Come on, come on, come on/Fast action/So what'cha here for"), the band felt that it needed some additional work in the chorus section. They sent the recording to von Bohlen, a friend of the band, and asked him to "Sing [us] something that [we] know". The result is an ode to the power of rock 'n' roll, as well as to classic songs, among which are two songs by The Promise Ring.

Tracklist

The Middle/A Praise Chorus AUS Tour EP

# The Middle (album version)
# A Praise Chorus (album version)
# Bleed American (live from the 9:30 Club, Washington DC 6/4/02)
# Firestarter (non-album) (The Prodigy cover)
# The Middle (acoustic)

Promotional CD

# A Praise Chorus
# Authority Song (demo version)

Charts

References

External links

* http://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=148680 ("A Praise Chorus" lyrics)


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