Jet, Jet,
Jet, I can almost remember their funny faces
That time you told them that you were going to be marrying soon
And jet I thought the only lonely place was on the moon
Jet Jet Jet
Jet was your father as bold as the sergeant major
How come he told you that you were hardly old enough yet
And jet I thought the major was a lady suffragette
Jet Jet Jet
Ah Mater want Jet to always love me
Ah Mater want Jet to always love me
Ah Mater... much later
Jet
And Jet I thought the major was a lady suffragette
Jet Jet
Ah Mater want Jet to always love me
Ah Mater want Jet to always love me
Ah Mater... much later
Jet with the wind in your hair
Of a thousand laces
Climb on the back and we’ll go for a ride in the sky
And Jet I thought that the major was a little lady suffragette
Jet-Jet-Jet
And Jet you know I thought you was a little lady suffragette
Jet
A little lady
My little lady... yes
You printed the lyrics to Jet, and I can sit here giggling at the, but you know what? Reading the lyrics, I heard the song in my head, and I thought of being a kid in grade school, listening to "big kids' music", and production and such things were not even on my radar. This doesn't mean McCartney's stuff is good--it's overblown and goofy. But that doesn't mean I don't like it.
In fact, most rock and roll is garbage. When it's good, though, it taps into that spirit of youth, of imagination about what one's life could be life somewhere, when X, Y or Z happens, be it meeting the right girl or going to The City or whatever.
Entertainment journalism these days is all about top ten or bottom ten lists because no one can find a way to write about this stuff that's currently playing on the radio. I work with kids so I hear too much of this stuff and don't care for 99% of it, but can I honestly say "Jet" or whatever is better? No, I can't.
But I liked this junk. It was the soundtrack to my youth. It's like a time machine for me, and while personal responses don't have anything to do with quality, it has everything to do with meaning. This stuff means something to me, no matter how bad some or most of it may be.