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  • but seriously...this is my utmost favorite Jackie- becuz of the message.

  • My grandma called the T.V. the "Devil Box"we didn't take her serious,,,had to grow-up to realize what she meant and just how right she was.

    Its about what technology has done to Family Values!

  • I think this song is about people not wanting to take responsibility and blaming it on other people. It also has to deal with how our society is and how our kids are getting brought up, with these violent shows and games and songs..

  • @SurfinCalibitch It is, the metaphor "Cookie jar" when I was a kid I like many others stole some cookies, but always blamed my brother :) Therefor the title I believe ;)

  • please can you tell me what are all the ionstruments used on this song ?

  • @tiki37css ion T.V.s

  • Why has this song turned into a debate about drugs, this song has nothing to do with drugs

  • @ZacPentecost Cuz' that is what the "Devil Box" has done to us...P.S. I gotta say "Love my Narcotics" }')

  • The previous comment was at ilph3n0mll but I think that speaks for itself

  • So true!

  • @arbismano dude just enjoy the song dont get pissy about it, chill out! listen to some jack and its all good

  • Jack Johnson should be the world leader and just HIM then the world be at peace, but i dont want that cause i dont want him 2 be stressed how about everyone just has to listen to his music =)

  • you guys don't need those things! just take a minute to think about it :)

  • heres a question.... .who are the sane murderers? is it sane to rain death from a drone in the sky on a birthday party to get 2 bad guys? there are no sane murderers ,thus the insanity plea is void and doesnt matter. the extenuating circumstances plea is b.s

  • @dirtbagmofo if a man killed ur whole fammily, took everything you had, and you killed him

    whould anybody sane not?

  • Ha i dont even know how people listen to anything but Jack Johnson..

  • Probably my favorite songs by Jack Johnson and EVER.

  • one of my all time favorite songs period.

  • purely magic

    

  • Why isnt their more demand for this song?

  • @TheKatyLady1 and i would bet a lot of money you speak english with the expertise of a 4th grader

    if you take welbutrin it resets the reward patterns of the dopaminergic system making it impossible to be addicted to anything. do some research please before you start challenging everyone with foolish thoughts. you're giving the rest of us a bad name

    oh and drumerman15, do you want an award? because you deserve one, what a hero

  • @daoist23 I think you sent this to the wrong person

  • @daoist23 I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or serious. Either way, no. I only do what I feel is right, I don't need recognition for it. I only stated that information to put "TheEMPIRED" in place for him judging someone with ignorance.

  • @drumerman15 half joking yeah, but there are a lot of people who do drugs, just telling a dude you did them is not going to change anything. i was trying to summarize the inconsistency of society. of course i support mind expansion, but that dude doesnt see it like we

  • @daoist23 i am sorry i did not mean to make you upset and i do not understand where you got the idea that i speak English with the expertise of a fourth grader. I do believe it is possible that you can stop being addicted to something with the power of the mind. Although i just strongly doubt you have done meth therefore you do not know the difficulty it would be to get off of it.

  • @TheKatyLady1 lol you doubt everyone did meth, cool. 95% of harvard undergraduates admit to it. i was just showing you how aggressive your assumptions where, holding a mirror up for you to see you. and yeah there are medicines for addiction, people like that don't have to dig themselves deeper into the hole. we are all to blame for the problem, it was you and me and everyman as jack declares. no reason to be sorry, we are all learning, like i learned not to be so aggressive just to argue a point

  • @daoist23 Wait i am sorry i do not understand what you are even arguing about any more can you please be more clear

  • @TheKatyLady1 well you changed your argument 180 degrees so i am saying i realized there is no reason to argue on youtube and i was too bold in my approach

  • @daoist23 ha ok sorry i think what happened was you sent a message to me when you ment to send it to somebody else because i was not arguing with anybody haha sorry

  • I don't understand why this song is so underrated by him. Its my favourite.

  • I know how to play this on my guitar soo proud and I luuv this song!

  • goosebumps

    

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  • @bworswick thats whatt im doin :)

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  • message to all trolls:everyone has their own opinion, and are entitled to it.:)

  • Taking any type of drug makes you a druggy....

  • @ALEZTHEGREAT so drinking coffee makes one a "druggy"?

  • @EJFEJF sure....

  • @ALEZTHEGREAT YOUR NOT A DRUGGY IF YOU SMOKE POT.

  • @pinkunicorn5614 keep telling yourself that.....

  • @ALEZTHEGREAT I think that's a bit of a generalisation. Druggies are addicted to drugs. you can smoke weed for a year and then just stop when you feel like it. Please open your mind a little bit :)

  • @christophcooneyoff stop smoking for 5 years and ill belive you

  • @ALEZTHEGREAT Frankly I'm not after your approval, but i've stopped for three up till now. Good enough for you?

  • @christophcooneyoff prove it

  • @christophcooneyoff hahah, what kind of five year old are you? How am I supposed to prove it to you, oh wise and powerful man.

  • Muito bommmm!!!!!

  • oh. i thought this was the one with the guy that cheats on his gf or wife or whatever and theres cookie crumbs in the bed

  • @ShoeBob98 Wait, what?

  • @Adoma096 lol, theres a band named Gym Class Heroes and they sing a song called Cookie Jar too. and thats why i said that lol

  • For the UK people here, it reminds me so much of the whole Rhys Jones fiasco, my Mum worked with his Dad...

    R.I.P Bud<3

  • To see what is wrong with the world, please view our short video.

    /watch?v=tQusK75Gt2w

  • i wanna but one ...but i not know where to buy this album from you...

    you look natural too much jack...

  • I heard this song on acid and it made me realize soooo much about society and how shitty it is. The lies on the radio, television, and how they portray life to be.

  • @drumerman15 It's shitty because of druggy fucks like you're self.

  • @TheEMPIRED What an ignorant statement. You do not know how I live my life, that I give back to the homeless community countless times throughout the year, give to my friends in need i.e bailing them out of jail or driving them home when they are intoxicated. I have a job, I go to college, and I have a girlfriend. Yes from time to time I like to encounter the other reality that can be seen from taken narcotics, only to expand my mind to see more than inside the box.

  • @drumerman15 Nice!

  • @drumerman15 Well said bro

  • @drumerman15 Meh narcotics.. opening your mind? Fuck narcotics, smoke weed, take acid, eat shrooms, consume DMT, but why would you want to take harmful, addictive substances?

  • @llPh3n0mll All that you've mentioned are narcotics.

  • @drumerman15

    No their not, look it up.

  • @403766 narcotic |närˈkätik|

    noun

    a drug or other substance affecting mood or behavior and sold for nonmedical purposes, esp. an illegal one.

  • Because your body is built to deal with narcotics maybe? If you use narcotics properly and not to often your body will sustain damage but it is able to repair itself and dispose the narcotics. Leaving only the benefits of the drugg. So it can be a way to enhance yourself by subduing your feelings such as pain, hunger, sadnes stress and so on. Alowing you to experience the world in a different way. Alowing you to see outside your normal view of the world and discover new possibilities.

  • @llPh3n0mll im confused.. are you saying your against acid, shrooms and DMT? cause they all can harmful. exluding weed

  • @TheEMPIRED

    You truely are blind if you think taking acid makes you a druggy, seriously ignorant morons like yourself are a bigger cause.

  • @403766 Is acid a drug? Yes. There for, taking them make you a druggy.

  • @TheEMPIRED

    No you moron a druggy is a slag word for a waster, a guy who does it all the time someone on smack or meth would be.(or an addictive drug unlike acid)

    So shut the fuck up dumbass, why not try some weed and get your head out your ass)

  • @403766 druggy a.k.a drug taker

  • @403766 are you mad bro? there's no need for all the negativity. maybe if you weren't such a druggie you would see the positive side of life :) <3

  • @TheEMPIRED

    what, i was defending someone from an diot comment calling someone who sometimes does acid a druggy, now go back to your boring life you 12 year old idiot.

  • @403766 If I'm just a 12 year old idiot, why do you even bother arguing with me? Isn't it just a waste of your time? C'mon now. Think a little.

  • @TheEMPIRED

    I might as well say the exact same thing to you why are you argueing with a druggy? Think a little yourself, don't be so narrow minded drugs are amazing things when not abused there are far worse people you should spend your time trolling against if you must...

  • @403766 Tell me with a straight face that acid isnt addictive im a 47 year old who was addicted to acid for 4 years. you can get addicted to anything mate

  • @delteman

    really? cuz i would definietly say acid is one of the least addictive drugs, sorry about you mate but my pont was doing acid every now and again does no make you a druggy.

  • @delteman You can only get addicted to something if you let yourself. It's all in your mind, it's mind over matter, if you let yourself get addicted to something, it shows you are weak minded.

  • @low72 Completely false. It has been scientifically proven that people can become chemically dependent on something. There's been many strong minded people who have fell victim to addictions. Stop being so close minded and maybe try to actually help someone who is struggling instead of judging and looking down your nose at them.

  • @low72 take two shots of heroine and then say it again. there is psychological and there is physical addiction. the latter actually stops your brains basic functions from working if you stop taking something. hence withdrawal sypmtoms/death. get out of your bubble

  • @low72 Its impossible not to get addicted to meth if you do it

  • @TheKatyLady1 Nothing is impossible. It's mind over matter, capiche?

  • @low72 i guess but trying doing meth then saying that

  • @TheKatyLady1 Who says I haven't?

  • @low72 I would bet a lot of money that you havent

  • @drumerman15 y u have to be on drugs to realize that shit.

  • @pizza123abc I didn't just realize it at that moment. My thoughts just went deeper into that subject making me realize more and more about society and people.

  • his new albums not as good ... by the sea or somthing ? to the sea i mean

  • his new albums not as good ... by the sea or somthing ?

  • Check out "Chillin" by Five Wheel Soul

  • I love the bongo drum :)

  • I wanna know who the people who dislike jack johnson songs are and whats wrong with them

  • "We only receive what we demand, and if we want hell then hell's what we'll have"

    That's my favorite line in the whole song. So meaningful and powerful.

  • @bigscreendreams I agree!

  • love the song soo true .

  • @cannibalcorpse151 Love your username hahah :)

  • as one of the most influential people to have walked this Earth once said, 'You must be the change you wish to see in the world'

  • For a different perspective on life, please view our video. /watch?v=FvNssiYLV1A

  • Damn, to all people i show Jack Johnson they say: It's all the same, and in a way it is, but all his songs are diffrent, in all ways. Love him!

  • eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee­eeee

  • random but this song's intro sounds awfully alike to joseph vincent's rude boy cover intro. i wonder if he picked it from this song haha

  • not a hidden meaning at all

  • @iwanalotamarijuana hahahah i see you a lot on jack johnson songs he is amazing and love your using name by the way hahah

  • @TheKatyLady1 haha yea jack johnson is a beast! haha

  • probably one of the GREATEST songs known to mankind, both in musical composition and in hidden meaning (or not-so-hidden-meaning lol )

  • @HighHippy101 Love your using name hahahahaha!

  • @TheKatyLady1

    LOL thanks, there is a story behind the hippy part, but too long to explain..LOL i like your name too

  • @HighHippy101 hahah i like the high part as well anyways fun talking to ya hahah bye :)

  • OH MY G this song is soooo deep♥ love it

  • And i would turn on the TV but its so embarrassing 

  • Hurts a lot , one day we have a good time and in other day we have a very bad .

    :(

  • awesome song with a deep meaning...

  • awesome song with a deep meaning...

  • "you can't blame me, says the media man. i'm not the one who came up with the plan. i just point my camera at what the people wanna see. it's a two-way mirror and you can't blame me."

    take responsibility for your influence. society, fuck you.

  • @ofurbanesuavity that is probably the worst comment i've head in a while, having a computer is participating in "society"

  • I'm not a jack johnson fan, and I know someone might comment something like "why you watching this if you hate this" and stuff. But seriously guys, Jack is a great singer-songwriter and musician right? I agree about that. But this guy is way overrated. He is no genius and he is good but he is not amazing. At about 1 minute in I had to stop listening because I was bored, there is nothing in this song that is interesting, Jack Conte is a good example of a music man. Give him a listen.

  • @musicalman1995 - When you grow up and see the world then you will understand why Jack Johnson is such a great musician. Music is made up of two things, sound and meaning. And Jack johnson's music has a chilled out sound with an incredibly important meaning. respect to Jack Johnson, not many good people around these days but your definetly one of em!! Peace and Love .

  • @nick0o I do respect Jack, I think he is great for a listening to when you have had a bad day or something. I completely agree about what you said.

    However, I still believe that him being a great "musician" itself it a false statement.

  • @musicalman1995 We have all got our opinions but it dosent mean you should go to things you dislike and spread your negative opinion when you can go to things you do like and spread you positve opinion :)

  • @nick0o Well he has his opinion and he you should not try to change it i love jack johnson though :)

  • @musicalman1995 i see what you mean but have you heard his other songs

  • @TheKatyLady1 yes i have heard his other songs, none are particular interesting except bubble toes, taylor and gone. The rest are tedious.

  • @musicalman1995 yes i do see your point :)

  • Turn it around,..hells yah

  • i like the fact that, by searching "nosnhoj kcaj" i find jack johnson.. just his name spelled backwards.. youtube <<'3

  • Why cant it be longer? I wanna have more minutes of the best song ever!!

  • great song

  • This is one of the best songs he's ever written :)

  • this song is amazing it absolutely melts my heart and it makes me miss the good times :') it is my everything

  • my fav song by Jack the tank

  • To me, this song seems to be about the "matrix-like" world that people are living. It's all material gain, money, a new house, car, divorce, remarry, affairs, nothing meaningful. Killings and suicides by depressed people who find no satisfaction in this shallow world, and who don't know where to turn. The TV shows exactly how shallow the modern world is, and it's very sad. The effects can be seen everywhere. Three cheers for Jack Johnson for this eye opening and beautiful song.

  • @180Patrick360 : Absolutely.. and I would probably be considered a closet-Jack Johnson fan.. but..whatever.. I'm coming out for good! This man is amazing and live where this man calls home. Anyways, Cryin Shame is also full of eye opening beauty. I love you Jack!! Take care of us, peace.

  • @180Patrick360 No. It's about people playing the blame game and the title is taken from an old kids song. Google "who stole the cookie from the cookie jar".

  • This song is obviously about why chocolate chip cookies go missing in the middle of the night.

  • this song is fucking beautiful

  • What are the titles of songs n. 7 and 21 ?!

    THX!

  • 5 people didn't get cookies haha!

  • i've loved this song ever since i was lillte because my dad let me listen to it :)

  • absolutely incredibly amazing

  • I love this song, beautiful lyrics!!

    I grew up to this song and didn't relize how beautiful it really is =)

  • this song is called cookie jar because in the song cookie jar it goes around saying " who took the cookies from the cookie jar "not me not you than who?" so its relating his point that no one accepts blame for anything that goes on in this society when really we're the only ones who can stop bad things from happening. "we all have the blood on our hands." one of the most meaningful songs ever.

  • @lbsurfsider if someone couldn't figure that out i think they may have downs

  • @lbsurfsider YES thank you :)

  • @lbsurfsider yeeee brodar!

  • @lbsurfsider thanks for explaining...lol

  • @lbsurfsider mmmm cookies

  • So beautiful! So true! So much time is wasted on pointing fingers rather than trying to find a solution, or better yet, hope for the situation and the people in it. A truly lovely song!

  • i think its deeper- cookie jar is something kids want, but parents know its not good for kids health. flip it to talk about the media, which people want action & violence- but look at what is does

  • @jgkuhawaiiedu That's definitely a good suggestion. I'm not an expert myself, so I was just posting what I thought it meant.

  • I love this song but I don't get why it's called Cookie Jar =(

    Can anyone explain? pls?

  • @Tricolorcatridge because we're all 'with our hands in the cookie jar'

    It's part of an expression. "To be caught with the hand in the cookie jar" I hope you understand what that means.

  • @stommebanaan Okay, thx! I'm russian, that's why I didn't know that. But thx^^

  • @Tricolorcatridge

    "it was you it was me it was every man we've all got the blood on our hands..."

    in other words we are all to blame for the atrocities being committed by mankind all over the world...so stop playing the "cookie jar" blame game and start spinning your wheels toward the direction of change...at least that's what i get from it

  • @yaxmile bingo

  • This song is chocolate for the music lovers soul :)

  • This song is the intricate beauty of Jack Johnson's mind

  • Best comment on the world I've heard in a long time.

  • i like his live version better

  • when will YT make a repeat button? so i don't have to press play again anymore...

  • class artist! makes some serious lyrics

  • love this sonG!! big J is best! :D

  • Soo catchy... :)

  • QUE VIBE MANO!!!!

  • i like this song it has meaning

  • happy chilled out rhythm, but  frustrating and sad lyrics...

  • @xSolidHologramx Why dose everyone swear???? Do people even know what those words mean???????

  • Favourite Jack Johnson song

  • You don't know when or why but it has to happen sometime.

  • he does have deep thoughts and screw anyone who doesnt like him hes the best

  • Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?

  • Who killed Davey Moore Why an' what's the reason for?

  • this song is soo amazing! (: His songs are so deep and like Oh my god i love them so much he is INGENIOUS!

  • This man is a genius. Just get your guitar, play it and sing some deep thoughts out... and you got a cool song, which is easy to perform when you're camping and sitting round the campfire!

  • jack johnson= good dude. he's right

  • yeah wow a friend told me to check this out an I am so :) woah ..er flashed by this song I loved it from the first tune. gotta get this album!

  • If wrold (earth) could somehow react to to Jack´s lyrics (thoughts) it would start to "cry"...

  • i like songs that are deep and true

    this speaks for itself.