A Song for Jacksonville

[TheCat]

A guitarist and song writer in the UK, Jody Rule, has agreed to write a song for Jacksonville but he needs a sense of the city, our story,  where we have been, where we are and where we are going.

What would you tell Jody Rule to keep in mind or to write about as he creates lyrics for our city?

This is him singing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWXuiylRIvg&list=PLLVL5RFtokjDAbeF0YSLHzMWluPAb0M-X

This is the tune he wrote, just for us:

https://soundcloud.com/jodyrule/the-jacksonville-jam


This is him:

[TheCat]

Someone on facebook wrote:

"change progression and loyalty. that we are a never ceasing city filled with explorers and advocates with deep hearts and love for Jacksonville."

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

It's a touching gesture, but Jacksonville already has a song...

http://www.youtube.com/v/-Du-CWASm20

[TheCat]

Of course, Jacksonville's song is about another place...

[JayBird]

I think it says a lot about Jacksonville that with all of the homegrown talent, and the performers we have right here in the City, that someone from the UK will compose the "official" Jacksonville song.

[I-10east]

It's a touching gesture, but Jacksonville already has a song...

http://www.youtube.com/v/-Du-CWASm20

I thought that your screenname is the Non-RedNeck Westsider. JK 

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

I thought that your screenname is the Non-RedNeck Westsider. JK 

It is.    If you read my comments on the song in the sports / Everbank Field thread, you'll know how I feel about it.

I guess I could change my screen name to Steeped-in-Sarcasm Westsider....

[sheclown]

This is it:

http://www.youtube.com/v/QHpU0ZfXZ_g?hl=en_US&version=3&rel=0

[I-10east]

It is.    If you read my comments on the song in the sports / Everbank Field thread, you'll know how I feel about it.

I guess I could change my screen name to Steeped-in-Sarcasm Westsider....

I gotcha LOL

[TheCat]

I think it says a lot about Jacksonville that with all of the homegrown talent, and the performers we have right here in the City, that someone from the UK will compose the "official" Jacksonville song.

Well, it's a touching gesture.

So, what would you tell a song writer about Jacksonville?

[I-10east]

Maybe this is our song from a Jacksonville artist. I guess that we can assume that he's talking about the St John's River. Maybe they can play it at Everbank Field? JK JK, LOL

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zeRdkV-_VY

[I-10east]

BTW, does anyone knows who 'Frank Coney' is on the "Duval" rap by Flawda Water below.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIxsHyo12AM

[Wacca Pilatka]

BTW, does anyone knows who 'Frank Coney' is on the "Duval" rap by Flawda Water below.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIxsHyo12AM

Apparently he's real, but outside of that, not a clue.  I've been wondering the same since I can't get the song out of my head.

[Wacca Pilatka]

I like this one a lot.  This was the song featured in that 1940s home movie of downtown that was posted to MJ a short while back.  Something about the harmonica part evokes the nautical feel of Jacksonville for me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q8R3GCA-Bw

[Wacca Pilatka]

This one gets played at Sharks games, and at a Jag game once too.  And Mr. Robinson is a terrific guy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQDexfqN9VY