Band wondered why fans were singing wrong lyrics…label printed wrong ones!-Professor of Rock
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It’s time for another episode of our show the New Standards where we cover a song that has become truly timeless and deserves a place in the great American songbook… or global songbook for that matter. Today we have a special guest. He fronted the alternative band Jesus Jones in their heyday of the late 80s into the 90s singer-songwriter Mike Edwards. Jesus Jones bolted onto the scene with Liquidizer in 1989. Their single Info Freako seemed strangely prophetic when listened to now. Well, that was nothing. As communism fell in the Eastern Bloc and the wall fell in Germany from 1989 on the world was transforming into a moment of peace and prosperity.
Mike Wrote his thoughts down so succinctly, so passionately, so powerfully that they became the the #2 hit Right Here Right Now, which became the soundtrack of the history that was being made before our very eyes! It’s one of the quintessential songs of the 90s and the story behind it is just as legendary! Up next, singer-writer Mike Patton tells the story and takes us through the writing and recording of it line by line. It’s one of my favorites… We did this interview on the eve of the current war… It was pretty eye-opening. As we go into the story I want to thank our sponsor. Zenni Eyewear Revolutionary eyewear for the times… Go to Zenni.com and find out how to get a great pair of frames for under 7 dollars. You hear me correctly 7 dollars. Get a pair of every day of the week. Make it happen. Here is Mike.
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All Comments (21)
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Poll: What is your pick for the GREATEST ALBUM of the 90s?
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The Berlin wall fell on my 10th birthday November 9, 1989. Such a hopeful, wonderful time. It makes me sad to think how much we have regressed as a culture and society in the 35 years since.
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I was in the army stationed in Berlin and worked for military intelligence from 86 to 89, got to see it unfold from a perspective most people didn’t know existed.
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I could feel the '80s music slipping away back then, but "Right Here Right Now," "Hole Hearted" by Extreme, and "Disappear" by INXS gave me a glimmer of hope for the future...
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I was 26. Waking to a sunny crisp morning in my first apartment in Dallas TX when I heard the Berlin Wall fell. Could never have conceived of such a thing. Its like you could feel the excitement from half way around the world on your goose bumped skin. Human possibility bursting from shackles like a time lapse blossom. This song nailed it! I pray that history is not in an equally astounding devolutionary reverse in our country in this years election. Vote!
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This song was the most optimistic song ever, about a hopeful future. Looking back over the 30+ years since that song was released, it almost seems anachronistic now, but I still hold hope for the world. Whenever I get down, I love to listen to it.
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This also gives me an idea for an episode. Top 5 Cold War songs …this one …winds of change…we didn’t star the fire…..etc
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Of the 100 bands I saw between 85 and 95, Jesus Jones was the absolute most fun. Big dance beats, power chords, and keyboards literally spinning around. I recall big jester hats and somehow the crowd had the perfect bouncy/slammy/dancy vibe. Thank you!
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I was a roadie in the early-to-mid 90s for a lesser-known band out of Seattle. One of my favorite memories of that time was when a younger hotel employee came up to me at poolside in Denver and said, "excuse me, are you Jesus Jones?" I should have said yes.😂
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Love, love, love this! As a Gen X, this seems to capture what so many of our generation felt. I remember we had a defiant hope even as we felt the weight of worry and fear of what the world was throwing at us. That attitude colored how I navigate today and how I can still pop on the headphones and take a break celebrate life and all the good things even in the face of the news of all the world's division. We've faced it before and the world kept turning. It still will if we don't give up.☺
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Such a great song. I liked it in 1990, but have come more recently to truly appreciate it. I am truly a child of the Cold War, 17 years old when the wall went down in 1989, and I remember growing up with the belief that nuclear war will (not might, will) happen. Reagan, Mutually Assured Destruction, 99 Red Balloons, The Day After--it dominated our culture. And then all of a sudden, things changed drastically. And that great chorus kept resonating through my mind--"Right Here, Right Now, there is no other place I'd rather be, Right Here, Right Now, watching the world wake up from history."
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the magic of Right Here Right Now,,, is that it still fits the time and place we're all in...
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My girlfriend at the time, watched the wall come down. She was able to bring me a piece of the wall. Right Here Right Now was the perfect song for that time.
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This guy is the realest and most humble musician I’ve ever heard.
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My second favorite Jesus.
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If a band could only have 1 huge hit, then this is the one. For those of us who lived during that time this song takes us back to right here right now and reminds us how significant a moment in time it was.
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I love this song so much. It became my own gratitude prompt. I have moments in life when I think, 'right here right now, there is no other place I want to be' - and those moments are so special. Typically when I've made a big decision, reached a turning point, or just felt the sheer joy of being alive. I'm forever grateful for that song. ❤
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Great t-shirt, professor! I work at a college, and I'm sitting in on a class this semester on the movies of David Lynch. Last nigh we watched Mulholland Drive , and in a scene nearly 2/3 of the way through the movie, the main characters enter Club Silencio . Sitting halfway down are none other than Ronette Pulaski and Laura Palmer herself! The professor (of this class--not you) himself was unaware of this, and pointed it out to the students when I brought it to his attention.
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I blew out a set of speakers playing "Right Here Right Now". Learned the hard way never to turn it up to 11!
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I disagree with Mike Edwards on the song title I believe it is absolutely perfect. Like wake up it is happening right here right now!I was caught off guard completely when the wall came down, it seemed like it all happened overnight! This is one of the best songs that had a statement right on the mark. Russia could use another leader like Gorbachev right here right now!!! Fantastic interview professor!!
