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"I'll Show You Joy That You Never Might Know" - I'm Your God Pan

  1. More Surprises11
  2. Rock and Roll Will Happen10
  3. I Love You So2
  4. At Home With A Lover3
  5. Five Year Old Feeling10
  6. Give Her Time1
  7. Heart To Heart2
  8. Hi Fred1
  9. I Love People3
  10. I Love This World and It's Mystery7
  11. I'm Your God Pan8
  1. I See What's Underneath5
  2. I Want To Love Him So Bad4
  3. Let's Say We Just Met12
  4. My Runabout Girl10
  5. New Kind Of Neighborhood10
  6. Tell How You Feel12
  7. That's the Way I Feel6
  8. Tear Down Walls Between People6
  9. The Desert11
  10. Time For Fooling Around9
  11. The Best That I Have Got7

There is a book called There's Something About Jonathan by Tim Mitchell which is a good read for someone who wishes to take their Modern Lover knowledge past what one might learn from only listening to the albums. For years I was only an album-listener, but then after learning what Jojo could do live I realized that the albums can only provide for half of the experience.

The title that Tim Mitchell chose is surely a play-on-words to that popular movie that Jonathan was involved with in the late 90's, but I think it is a good "epitome" phrase of what JR can mean to his niche fans.

What actually is that "something" that Jonathan has? Because, there is a "something" right? I mean, I know for a fact that there is something in the music and message that Jojo expresses that propells him past all the other artists that I have explored. What is it?

The closest answer that I have been able to come up with over the last few years lives in the lost song "I'm Your God Pan" with the line: "I'll Show You Joy That You Never Might Know", which is "sung" by the Roman god Pan. This lyric hits me for some reason.

I don't know what is different about JR. He's not exactly spectacular in any technical thing he does, but he shows me joy that was only subconscious until I heard his music. Is that "something"? Yes! zip

What is the something that sets JR apart?

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11/24/11 ThadHartl USA
7/01/11 JB Thank you Mariano. Perfectly worded
6/28/11 (previous message was cut) ...a wonderfully unique guitar style. One of a kind, indeed. Thanks so much for this compilation.
6/28/11 Mariano He epitomizes everything that's great about rock'n'roll (the energy, the earnestness, the joy of music, of youth, of freedom and self-expression), and at the same time also stands humbly but defiantly against all those things that are supposed to be cool about rock'n'roll but are actually quite lame, if not downright sad: the drugged lifestyle, the hysteric hyper sexual posing (aggressive macho, weird androgynous, whatever), the obnoxious attitude/ hairdos/clothes, the overblown lyrics that are in fact incredibly puerile, etc. And of course, he writes amazing songs and has a wonderfully unique
3/15/11 JB well said Wayne
3/08/11 Wayne Honesty expressed & not giving a damn what anyone else may think. Also the appreciation of little, seemingly irrelevant things that remind us how lucky we are to be alive.
9/02/10 JB Yes, JR has practically patented those guitar chords. I love how he plays his open E chord in the "E-Form" barr chord style, and how he plays his open a by barring with his index or middle finger. I admit that I changed my guitar technique to match his style after seeing him play in concert a few times!
9/02/10 Simon A constant reminder of simple pleasures - silly jokes, the beach, taking the bus, the change from E to A to B
8/14/10 Ted Courage to learn, share and bring us back to what really matters.
8/11/10 Dave G One simple word ---- Sincerity
8/11/10 Alberto Thanks Jonathan, great compilation!
8/10/10 Dan M Thank you!
8/10/10 Jerry B. Beautiful job!
8/10/10 JB It's a great name! (my name is Jonathan too)
8/10/10 Bobby I don't know, but I do know I want to name my first-born son Jonathan.
3/16/11 JB Some of these song's sound level's are higher than others. If anyone knows how to fix this let me know: jonathandavidbrink@gmail.com

Song Origins

  1. March 1975 NY,NY The Kitchen
  2. March 29, 1975 Boston, Stone Phoenix Coffee House
  3. October 3, 1976 San Francisco, CA The Boarding House
  4. February 21, 1981 NY, NY My Father's Place
  5. July 20, 1981 NY, NY The Peppermint Lounge
  6. March 2, 1982 Cambridge, MA Jonathan Swifts
  7. March 20, 1982 NY,NY The Other End
  8. February 14, 1983 Los Angeles, CA Uncle Charlies
  9. October 9, 1983 New Jersey The Dirt Club
  10. October 10, 1983 Cambridge, MA Jonathan Swifts
  11. January 27, 1984 Providence, RI The Living Room
  12. August 6, 1985 NY, NY The Bottom Line