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“Jessie” by Paw
“Jessie” by Paw appears on 4 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1993 and 1996. Its best result is #32 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1993. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #119 alternative song of 1993.
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"Jessie" led the way for Dragline, the 1993 debut album from American grunge band Paw, and for a grunge single it wears its heart right out in the open. The song is about a dog: Mark Hennessy's family dog, which went missing when Hennessy, at 16, attempted to run off from home, and that story gives the whole thing a lump-in-the-throat pull.
Paste's Michael Danaher ranked it the 44th best grunge song, hearing it swing between rock and country leanings while staying accessible and tightly knit, and the Burton Mail's Martin Farrer heard powerful melody in it. The video found a second life inside Road Rash, the 1994 video game, on its 3DO edition.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 32 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1993 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 798 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) | 1000 |
| 1995 | 650 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) | 1000 |
| 1996 | 762 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) | 1000 |
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