Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago

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Monahan wrote “Drops of Jupiter” soon after his mom had passed away following a battle with cancer. In the song, he imagines that after dying his mom's spirit could go anywhere, and so a person would be likely to go explore the universe. ... Thus, his mother returned to visit him with “drops of Jupiter” in her hair

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