One Headlight by The Wallflowers
The song One Headlight was written by Jakob Dylan, the lead vocalist of the band The Wallflowers. It was produced by T-Bone Burnett. The song is one of the most commercially successful songs released by the band. In 2008, it was listed as the 58th greatest pop song of all time in the list compiled by MTV and Rolling Stones.
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Jakob Dylan said in an interview: “ I tend to write with a lot of metaphors and images, so people take them literally. The song’s meaning is all in the first verse. It’s about the death of ideas. The first verse says, ‘The death of the long broken arm of human law.’ At times, it seems like there should be a code among human beings that is about respect and appreciation. I wasn’t feeling like there was much support outside the group putting together the record. In the chorus, it says, ‘C’mon try a little.’ I didn’t need everything to get through, I could still get through – meaning ‘one headlight .”