Original Cover Design
- Sleeve 022/100: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. (2008)
- Studio Album by Jason Mraz
- Label: Atlantic Records
- Genre: Pop Rock / Acoustic / Blue-eyed Soul
- Original cover design by David Shrigley
Sleeve #22 for my project #100albumsleeves !!
I picked this album just because I woke up with it in my head on Sunday morning. I took it as a sign that I’m finally in a good mood and that life is wonderful. It is my birthday next Saturday (May 29th) and I’ve been having the Birthday Blues for the last 3 months🙃. I just hate it is going to be yet another lockdown “celebration” and I’m turning 30
But I finally came to terms with it and I went from “I don’t want to do crap” to “give me ma cake and let’s hang out on zoom!”🎂🎉
Last week I’ve been listening to We Sing. We dance. We Steal Things. and I’ve been enjoying its positive vibes a lot. I stumbled upon Jason Mraz like every mortal that was alive in 2008: through his song “I’m Yours“. It was quite the obsession back then, but after many years of relistening the album, it is way down my list of favorites, behind “Make It Mine“, “Love for a Child“, “Only Human“, “A Beautiful Mess“, “Details in the Fabric” and “Lucky“.
This is week I decided to pay attention to the lyrics and a single sentence in “Live High” caught my attention:
Glory God, oh God is peeking through the blinds
Live High – Jason Mraz
And in the context of the song, that statement feels as if God was looking in fascination of life and how we go about it. If God can see us in that way, why wouldn’t we see ourselves and life with the same fascination? The song is not really about religion, but the beauty of life and how our existences are intertwined with nature despite our lack of awareness, but I found that single sentence to be beautiful and that’s exactly where I drew inspiration from.
Album Cover Redesign by franzmori. This is fan art, no copyright infringement intended.
I also wanted to keep the simple and playful nature of the original cover, and I had fun scribbling the colors. I’m really happy with the result and amazed at how all the covers have come out so far. Each one is really so different and unique :3
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To know more about my personal project and see the rest of the cover designs in this series, go HERE.