Train first hit the scene in 1999 with their popular hit, Meet Virginia. Successive releases like Dawson's Creek included Respect did not amount to much chart-wise until the lead-off single of their sophmore release. Drops Of Jupiter was almost not included on the album that bears its name but at the last minute it was decided to include this track. Musically this song is masterful with its melodic piano work and string accompaniment. The lyrics are poetic centering around an extra- terrestrial theme and a situation of a woman going off to find herself. The song really took off nationally eventually spending 14 weeks at number one on Billboard's Adult Top 40 chart. It spent four weeks on top of my Top 40 chart, 11 weeks in the top ten, and 17 weeks on the top 40. This along with Five For Fighting's Superman and Wherever You Will Go by The Calling make up my three favorite songs of the year. You will notice that they are number one on several of my year end lists.
"Tell me did the wind sweep you off your feet/Did
you finally get the chance to dance along the light of day/And head back to the Milky Way/And tell
me, did Venus blow your mind/Was it everything you wanted to find/And did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there?" This song was the perfect blend of lyrics and music to make it the number one Song of the Year.
