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*''[[The Space Between|The Space Between Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]'' (2021) | *''[[The Space Between|The Space Between Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]'' (2021) | ||
*''[[Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Years]]'' (2021) | *''[[Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Years]]'' (2021) | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
{{Screenplay|Billy begins to play '''“J is Joy”''' and for the first time, Julia allows herself to hear the music and the lyrics. | |||
<poem>:::::::BILLY SINGING | |||
:::::::''...that dying balloon, floating'' | |||
:::::::''down sadly / You never let it go /'' | |||
:::::::''Smart darling, you said, “better'' | |||
:::::::''than a memory”''</poem> | |||
And Julia knows, finally, the song is truly about her.|''[[The Space Between]]'' movie script}} | |||
"J Is for Joy" was conceived by screenwriter Will Aldis for the film ''[[The Space Between]]''. Songwriter [[Rivers Cuomo]] was instructed to write a song inspired by the song "[[Wikipedia:Julia (Beatles song)|Julia]]" by [[the Beatles]].<ref name="songnotes">"Song Notes.docx", ''[[Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Years]]''</ref> The song is sung in the film by [[Kelsey Grammer]] as the character Micky Adams (named Billy Adams in the script). The only Cuomo composition on the soundtrack to be performed "live" within the diegesis of the film, "J Is for Joy" is sung by the character Micky, at the climax of the film, for his daughter, Julia ([[Wikipedia:Julia Goldani Telles|Julia Goldani Telles]]), who has grown up believing the song is ''not'' about her. The lyrics about the "dying balloon" appears in the film's script. | |||
The song's existence first became known to fans after the title was added to the BMI Repertoire (#31493753) in [[2019]]. A demo sung by [[Rivers Cuomo]] is also included on the soundtrack. Other demos were later added to the digital compilation ''[[Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Years]]'', in [[2021]]. | |||
==Known recordings== | |||
{{Known recordings header}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|[[The Key to My Heart]]|The Key To My Heart 2 AL @73.mp3|[[2016]]—[[2017]]||0:59|''[[Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Years]]''|Bridge melody from "J Is for Joy"}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|J Is for Joy|J Is For Joy 1 @135 +4.mp3|[[2016]]—[[2017]]||1:55|''[[Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|J Is for Joy|J Is For Joy 2 piano @135 +4.mp3|[[2016]]—[[2017]]||2:00|''[[Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|J Is for Joy|J Is For Joy 3 bridge key heart @135 +4.mp3|[[2016]]—[[2017]]||3:08|''[[Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|J Is for Joy|j is for joy 4 you and me bridge @135 +4.mp3|[[2016]]—[[2017]]||3:08|''[[Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|J Is for Joy|J Is For Joy 6 discovered @135 +4.mp3|[[2016]]—[[2017]]||3:08| | |||
*''[[The Space Between|The Space Between Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]'' | |||
*''[[Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Kelsey Grammer]]|J Is for Joy||[[2018]]—[[2021]]||3:22|''[[The Space Between|The Space Between Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings footer}} | |||
==Audio== | ==Audio== | ||
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==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<poem>Always thought I knew up from down | {{Lyric box| | ||
Patching all four walls | <poem>Always thought I knew my up from down | ||
Here in the living room | Patching all four walls from ceiling to ground | ||
Here in the living room, middle of the night | |||
There's nothing I can say | There's nothing I can say; I finally got it right | ||
I finally got it right | |||
I feel your breath on my breath | I feel your breath on my breath | ||
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Nothing lasts forever | Nothing lasts forever | ||
That's why I sing | That's why I sing | ||
J is for | "J" is for joy | ||
J is for | "J" is for joy | ||
A dying balloon | A dying balloon floating mournfully | ||
You never let it go, you said, "better than a memory" | |||
Here in the living room in the middle of the night | |||
There's nothing I can do as darkness turns to light | |||
Here in the living room | |||
There's nothing can do | |||
It's gonna be you and me | It's gonna be you and me | ||
Till the rest of the world is asleep | |||
It's gonna be you and me | It's gonna be you and me | ||
When the rest of the world is a dream | When the rest of the world is a dream | ||
What becomes of the sun when it falls from the sky | What becomes of the sun when it falls from the sky? | ||
This is all that I need for the rest of my life | This is all that I need for the rest of my life | ||
It's gonna be you and me | It's gonna be you and me | ||
Till the rest of the world is a dream | |||
I feel your breath on my breath | I feel your breath on my breath | ||
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Now all is discovered | Now all is discovered | ||
That's why I sing | That's why I sing | ||
J is for | "J" is for joy | ||
J is for | "J" is for joy | ||
J is for | "J" is for joy | ||
J is for | "J" is for...Julia | ||
Julia | </poem>}} | ||
</poem> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | *[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ||
*''[[The Space Between]]'' | *''[[The Space Between]]'' | ||
{{References list}} | |||
[[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]][[Category:The Space Between]] | [[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]][[Category:The Space Between]] | ||