"This next song is about how amazing trains are," said Eddie. Indeed, as the vocalist penchant for riding around on busses and trains is so lovingly chronicled in their song "The Passenger."
Eddie intro'd the following song by saying "Chinese Democracy has just recently come out, and they have a song called "Catcher In The Rye. We didn't put it on the album - but we're going to play it for you now!" To which the crowd gasped incredulously. "No, not really," he continued. "Instead we'll play for you this next song off our new album called ‘Summer Job'" The song is an instant hit. Everyone seemed to know it already. The infectious "whoah a oh a ah" backing vocals sung by Jasper and Ian, the crowd is as loud as they are on it. Eddie weaves the tale of having to get summer work. He states, "if you want me sober and straight, I'm afraid I'm going to be, a little bit late!" The chorus is lyrically as simple as it gets, yet so hooky you could catch fish with it. The final line of the song tells the tale all too well - "I was looking for a job, and I found one - heaven knows I'm miserable now."
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