Lawyers in Love (song)
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"Lawyers in Love" is the first single and title track of Jackson Browne
's 1983 album of the same name, Lawyers in Love
. Though not as successful as Browne's previous single "Somebody's Baby
", it nonetheless peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100
US charts, making it one of Browne's highest achievements on the chart. Like most songs on the Lawyers in Love album, the song was written by Jackson Browne himself.
The music video
for the "Lawyers in Love" took the title phrase and created a series of visual images surrounding it, especially themed on the Cold War
. Browne played at least two or three parts, one as a yuppie-ish lawyer and one as an ordinary man sitting in a catatonic state in front of a television
, unable to assimilate the world's events.
Some analysts later saw "Lawyers in Love" as an evolving "bridge" between Browne's personal works and his 1980's political works. Others saw it as dry commentary on American social mores
, something that had been present in Browne's work as far back as "Take It Easy
".
Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne is an American singer-songwriter and musician who has sold over 17 million albums in the United States alone....
's 1983 album of the same name, Lawyers in Love
Lawyers in Love
Lawyers in Love is the seventh album by American singer/songwriter Jackson Browne, released in 1983 . It reached number 8 on the Billboard Pop album chart and number 30 on the Billboard 200. It was Browne's fourth straight Top 10 album and stayed on the charts for 33 weeks. Out of eight tracks,...
. Though not as successful as Browne's previous single "Somebody's Baby
Somebody's Baby
"Somebody's Baby" is a 1982 song written and recorded by Jackson Browne for the 1982 Fast Times at Ridgemont High movie soundtrack. Reaching #7 on 1982's Billboard Hot 100, the track would be Browne's last top ten song as well as the highest-charting single of his career...
", it nonetheless peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
US charts, making it one of Browne's highest achievements on the chart. Like most songs on the Lawyers in Love album, the song was written by Jackson Browne himself.
The music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for the "Lawyers in Love" took the title phrase and created a series of visual images surrounding it, especially themed on the Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
. Browne played at least two or three parts, one as a yuppie-ish lawyer and one as an ordinary man sitting in a catatonic state in front of a television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, unable to assimilate the world's events.
Some analysts later saw "Lawyers in Love" as an evolving "bridge" between Browne's personal works and his 1980's political works. Others saw it as dry commentary on American social mores
Mores
Mores, in sociology, are any given society's particular norms, virtues, or values. The word mores is a plurale tantum term borrowed from Latin, which has been used in the English language since the 1890s....
, something that had been present in Browne's work as far back as "Take It Easy
Take It Easy
"Take It Easy" is the title of a song written by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey, and most famously recorded by the Eagles . It was the band's first single, released on May 1, 1972. It also was the opening track on the band's debut album Eagles and it has become one of their signature songs, included...
".