Download "My Love in Her Attire," (mp3) from The Jerrys' debut album, Pop Go The Jerrys (2000), or listen to it here:

The song is based on a poem I came across while reading The Top 500 Poems. "My Love in Her Attire" was penned by an anonymous poet sometime between 1400 and 1600, and while it is an awesome poem as is, it needed a little work before it could be a Jerrys tune. Below is the original poem as it appears in the anthology, followed by the words to the song by The Jerrys.

My Love in Her Attire

My love in her attire doth show her wit,
It doth so well become her:
For every season she hath dressings fit,
For winter, spring, and summer,
No beauty she doth miss,
When all her robes are on;
But Beauty's self she is,
When all her robes are gone.

My Love in Her Attire

My love in her attire does show her wit;
It does so become her, this is true.
For every season she has dressings fit.
For winter, spring, and summer too.

No beauty does she miss
When all her clothes are on,
But Beauty's self she is
When all her clothes are gone.

My love in her black dress is such a hit;
It does so become her, what a view!
In every color she has dressings fit.
In red and green and purple too.

No beauty does she miss
When all her clothes are on,
But Beauty's self she is
When all her clothes are gone.

Trivia alert! This song marks the first time someone besides yours truly played on a Jerrys recording--in this case, Robert Porche (drums).

(Pop Go The Jerrys cover design by Michele Mata.)

"The Jerrys" was only one of three band names I considered when I gave my one-man band its name. Before deciding on The Jerrys, I also gave serious thought to these names:

• Jerry & The Peacemakers
• The Runs

The first one I loved for obvious reasons, and the second was taken by a number of bands. Had "The Runs" not been taken, I probably would still have picked "The Jerrys," as it best conveyed that sense of doing it all yourself. I had always been a fan of Todd Rundgren's Something/Anything?, and I liked the idea of being all of the band members at once, as in Paul McCartney's "Coming Up" video.

Welcome to my blog about The Jerrys, a British-influenced guitar pop band from Chicago, Illinois. I'm Jerry Schwartz, and I write, play, produce, and sing the Jerrys' music. Be sure to visit The Jerrys Web Site to listen to and download their music, or head over to iTunes or CD Baby to purchase. Here are the types of things you can expect to find in this blog:

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