Birth of a star. But "birth" also means "immature." And one hit might be a one hit wonder.

[UTUSN]

this song was playing on the radio in the convenience store:: a girl repeating the line, "Who do you think you are?" really emotionally with the catchy melody and intensity. When I got home I Googled "who do you think you are," and found tons of songs, mostly by the Spice Girls, none of them the right one. But Google is amazing, and finally there it was.

The song is titled "Jar of Hearts," although the tag line is "Who do you think you are?" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH7WXlf9WLk (best link for sound; no video of her)

Her voice sounds thin and uneven on this debut on the CBS Morning Show (nobody watches that?): (video of her) http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6665721n Plus those tattoos are really trashy, but the kids seem to like them, inexplicably.

She's 23, from Philadelphia, of Italian parent(s). She wrote the song in December, 2009. A friend of hers submitted a rough demo to the "So You Think You Can Dance" show and it got played in June(?). She was working in a cafe, had a bad day yelled at, and got the call it was selected. So now she's a hit.

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Interview with her: http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/07/15/christina-perri-jar-of-hearts-qa/
Prior to this magical event, how was your morale?
It’s funny — I had kind of a rollercoaster ride since coming to L.A. I worked on some stuff, and that didn’t work out, so I was getting a little bit thin with my determination. And then I got married, and then I got divorced… it was just up and down, up and down. So I went home to Philadelphia in December, which is when I wrote the song, and I recharged my batteries, and said to my family, “Listen. I moved out to L.A. for a reason, and I’m gonna go back and try one more time.” And when I got back, I jumped right in. I realized that this was going to be my last try. ....

Did you quit your job yet?
Yeah. That was a great day.


http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/07/07/earlyshow/saturday/main6655289.shtml?tag=cbsnewsTwoColUpperPromoArea
It wasn't sheer luck. Besides being a great song on its own, Perri had a little help from a supportive friend and dancer who knows one of the show's choreographers.

Needless to say, "Jar of Hearts" was well-received and immediately passed on and pitched to the show's producers, who gave it the green light. A day later, it was being choreographed, and a week later, it was on TV for the first time.

Music is a common denominator in Perri family. Her brother is the former Shinedown (rock band) guitarist Nick Perri. Inspired by his musical endeavors, Christina had the chance to go on the road with the band and witness firsthand their rock n' roll rise to the top.

She also had an interesting venue to perform in in Philadelphia -- a barber shop owned by her parents.

Although the customers enjoyed her songs, Perri took a break from singing and touring with her brother and went to her father's native country of Italy. There, she spent three months with family and learned how to make wine and olive oil.

Christina Perri
Jar Of Hearts lyrics
No I can't take one more step towards you
Cause all that's waiting is regret
And don't you know I'm not your ghost anymore
You lost the love I loved the most

I learned to live half alive
And now you want me one more time

And who do you think you are
Running around leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
So don't come back for me
Who do you think you are

I hear you're asking all around
If I am anywhere to be found
But I have grown too strong
To ever fall back in your arms

I learned to live half alive
And now you want me one more time

And who do you think you are
Running around leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
So don't come back for me
Who do you think you are

And it took so long just to feel alright
Remember how to put back the light in my eyes
I wish I would have missed the first time that we kissed
Cause you broke all your promises
And now you're back
You don't get to get me back

And who do you think you are
Running around leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
Don't come back for me
Don't come back at all

And who do you think you are
Running around leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
Don't come back for me
Don't come back at all

Who do you think you are
Who do you think you are
Who do you think you are
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[RandomThoughts]

1. Sad song, but sounds like wise advise.

Should only follow better stuff, and from what she says it seems that would not be something to follow.

[UTUSN]

2. Like I said, "immature." And for me melody plus obsessive repetition is max.

Rhythm and lyrics are way lesser elements for me.

[RandomThoughts]

3. It was not the immature that made me think that.

It was the lack of love.

Immature can mean many things to many people.



"obsessive repetition is max" What does that mean?

[UTUSN]

4. "obsessive repetition" - a "hook" (as jingle-composers like Barry MANILOW and

whassername, the '60s/'70s woman who is a bigggie (Carol KING?)?

TCHAIKOVSKY, motifs that are repetitive AND melodic. I don't know how to put it into words. It's a you-know-it-when-you-hear-it thing.


As far as "immature" goes with regard to this person/song goes, I don't doubt she was hurt deeply by the dude (I picture him as blond and hairy). Yet the lyrics, while appropriate, are childlike, or really childish. This is not a mature relationship. Even the bodily illness she visualizes is "a cold" not CANCER or AIDS or something earthshaking. She's not spilling her guts like Janice JOPLIN or (insert Diva here).

The MELODY wins everything with this song. She's Italian (meaning "MELODIC"). The lyrics are appropriate yet childish. No?



Here I go again: How many people have I offended here again.

[RandomThoughts]

5. I understand what you are saying.

Most people move between being parent adult and child. When in love, or sometimes even in pain it is common for someone to shift to child. You see it often.

Also play and many other things are child mode. Parent mode is when you are taking care of someone or in more of a 'what is right' mode on things. Easiest to see when a child imitates a parent in play, since that is exaggerated, but can also be seen by people that think themselves always correct.

Adult would be living day to day thinking and logically doing things.

So I understand that.


So in a business meeting, or a policy comments you are in adult. When being a hoity person usually it is parent mode, as would someone telling you what you have to do. Although parent mode is also anyone sharing a thought with someone to give them a view on something, so teachers usually are in a good parent mode.

I spend most of my time in child, for a few reason. First it draws people out of adult, second it is fun, and also sometimes if some joins in with child mode, you can shift to parent sometimes, since adult/parent does not work. Although I go adult and get serious real quick when someone tries to go parent on me unless it is learning inspired, but sometimes maintain a child look to things.

If you stay in adult, then you have to assume they will react logically to some argument, once that is shown it will not happen, adult mode does not achieve anything in conversation or have any value, and is not fun, since they are not listening anyways. So might as well have some fun.

While if in child, it is at least fun, even if they do not listen.

In personal life, adult mode was blocked by injustice, since all adult thoughts are in a while loop, so had to go outside of that to try and break that while loop.

So I understand why someone can be immature, while also knowing it is a choice of attitudes at some time, or a part of expression of some feeling.

[UTUSN]

6. P.S., re: "immaturity" - she doesn't say "tearing US" (or ME) apart. It's "tearing LOVE apart."

The abstraction defeats the PERSONAL pain.

[RandomThoughts]

7. That makes sense.

By it is not just the person by saying Love, although that could be a part of the person.

Although I think you are talking about putting a layer between a person and their pain by moving it to a step further away.

if she said tearing her apart, it would be closer to her feeling, by using the more abstract love she can achieve a distance from that pain.

What is your point? She is hiding from pain? Or to share that it is not about her?


I had that same conversation with a song writer, he was writing a song about pain, and was using 'you', when it was his pain, and when the lyric was changed to I, it made the song make sense. That is a similar thing, but instead of abstracting to everyone, it abstracts even a little further away to someone else. Or the common idea of projection.

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8. Are you trying to say something?

Seems you could be more clear in your comments, like you are talking a bit vaguely.

I noticed some correlations in your posts, so there are some possible meanings to your post, but if you have something to say just say it. Seems you are nudging around some topic.

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9. On the topic of adult child.

I noticed Rachel with a light saber effect. That is an example of play, with child mode. It can convey a thought, but it is also done in a fun way.

If she explained the meanings of those things, or how it might apply to her it would be adult.