Joe Jackson is such a wonderful songwriter. Another huge hit of his was Steppin Out from 1982.

@Lightmane

2 жыл бұрын

great song

@joane5777

Жыл бұрын

I loved Breaking Us In Two. Could listen to it over and over with his piano~ 💖

@billherman7294

Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry but "stepping out" is Joes "stairway to heaven". Just an overplayed top 40 trash. Mentioning it is a slap in the face to all of the good music he's made.

@chicagojon1972

Жыл бұрын

@@billherman7294 I'm not suggesting he doesn't have many, many other great songs, but Stepping Out is still quality.

Joe's first 2 albums are classics! And all the others are high quality. So underrated. Please do more. The last track on "I'm The Man", "Friday" is a scorcher!

A true counterculture figure to the MTV crowd, but a huge part of it's early days nonetheless. "Steppin' Out", already mentioned here, real big, checks all the boxes, just a great song.

Joe Jackson made some killer albums, maybe try his song “Friday’s” or “Look Sharp” or “Sunday Papers”. Great live band. Great reaction.

MORE JOE JACKSON!!!

That great bass sound is from Joe Jackson band member, the brilliant Graham Maby .. He is a big part of the distinctive sound that Joe had, and is a hugely respected musician .. Love his input.

Joe is a fantastic songwriter. I would highly recommend his debut album Look Sharp! as a full album listen. He was a sophisticated musician who tapped into punk sensibility, like Elvis Costello or The Police. A couple of the interesting approaches that factor into its unique style is that he wanted a rock band without guitar solos but featuring the bass as the primary driver. It has an aspect of The Who in that regard. Plus he’s a great piano player and keyboardist, but a lot of his early albums have very little of those instruments as the feature.

Someone gave me what was at the time Joe Jackson's new CD Jumpin' Jive to listen to on a long road trip. It was great old-style swing and blues tunes and really made the trip.

"Is She Really Going Out With Him?" is a great JJ song. Lot's of good stuff to discover.

My interpretation of the song when I first heard this was a deliberate attempt to switch typical gender roles to make the listener think about how entrenched, and how valid (or not) those roles are. The repeated line 'You're all the same,' is a frequent complaint made by women to men, and obviously untrue. The lyrics were intended to make the listener think, and question what was actually being said, which I felt was a clever way to raise the issue.

@ma_de_sa5848

2 жыл бұрын

Well said. I really like him for that exact reason, breaking down stereotypes. Going to see him in a couple months so I'm hyped.

@AlanEricFan

2 жыл бұрын

@@ma_de_sa5848 he puts on a great show. Enjoy!

I’m sure you’ve heard Is She Really Going Out With Him. Stepping Out, Beat Crazy, Everything Gives You Cancer are great listens

Great reaction. I graduated high school in 78. Joe Jackson was on the radio quite often at that time. I played in a band so some of his songs got into the set list. He's got a couple bangers from that post punk era. However, the album Night and Day is much more polished. I recommend "A Slow Song" and "Steppin Out" from that album. I think you'd enjoy them. Thanks!

@joelliebler5690

2 жыл бұрын

Graduated same year and Joe was a grade above most New Wave, punk artists at that time!

@joane5777

Жыл бұрын

1978 graduate here too! Love that post punk, new wave era. What memories❣ Joe was a big part of that time. This is one of my favs of his. Best is his duet of this with Mindy Jostyn. Have a look at that ❤

Brilliant band, the drummer dave Houghton brought me up from eight years old so I have toured with them back in the day so many good memories ❤❤

Hey Daniel .. So glad to see you hitting so many of my favourite artists lately ( Blondie, Joe Jackson, Pretenders etc ) from one of my favourite eras and genres ( ie. The New Wave movement of the late 70s and early 80s ) .. This was such an exciting and innovative time for music, and deserves much more attention from current listeners .. Thanks mate ! .. Cheers, Wayne

@annesmith2259

2 жыл бұрын

Gotta include Sparks in that era 🤩

@wayne_twentyfive

2 жыл бұрын

@@annesmith2259 Oh yes, they are definitely included in that list ! .. Love Sparks, and have loads of their albums .. Great suggestion !

First--in the hearts of my countrymen! First time (I think) hearing this number. "Steppin' Out" is his biggest number. Mahalo for reacting to this.

First with me too. Love the bass! Songs I'm familiar with are Steppin Out and You Can't Always Get What You Want. I can dig the steady tempo! Thumbs up!

Joe Jackson is one of my all-time favorite artists. He started out in the "angry young man" punk/new wave style, and he is very, very good in that style, but within a few years, he branched out into jazzier music, and pop as well, and then, later, he even composed orchestral classical music! I don't use the term "genius" for many artists, but Joe is a genius in my book. He can compose and perform in any style and do it well.

@foxandscout

2 жыл бұрын

Me too, and, yes.

Wow, this came out 42 years ago? Now I feel old.

Brilliant! Brings back so many memories. Joe J was HUGE, then he became the classic case of "video killed the radio star" because his look wasn't exciting or hip enough I suppose. Please consider "Breaking Us in Two."

JJ and Elvis Costello were my favorite "new wave" artists of the late seventies early eighties. Recommend Friday for a fun song about giving up your dreams or In Every Home a Nightmare...a dark song about apartment neighbors...or Pretty Boys...a song about boy bands.

This is one of those albums that you could react to every song , and few would be disappointed with the choice. This however is my favorite of all .

LOVE THIS SONG!

DANIEL, make sure you listen to Joe Jackson’s 1982 song “Real Men”. The lyrics are extremely intense and honest, and there are a few videos of it on KZread with the lyrics on the screen. This song caused quite a bit of outrage and shock in 1982 and MTV would only play the video late at night, although you can watch it on KZread.

Joe Jackson became famous in 1979 for his quarky hit song Is She Really Going Out With Him? Off the album Look Sharp! I'd love to hear it on your channel. ❤️❤️

Joe was a songsmith in the league of Elvis Costello, Graham Parker and Bruce Springsteen in this Era. The message is Tongue & cheek..lol

STEPPIN’ OUT is top tier over all.

This was a favourite of mine back in 1980 or whenever it was.

Born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England,[5] David Jackson spent his first year in nearby Swadlincote, Derbyshire. He grew up in the Paulsgrove area of Portsmouth, where he attended the Portsmouth Technical High School. Jackson's parents moved to nearby Gosport when he was a teenager. He learned to play the violin but soon switched to piano, and prevailed on his father to install one in the hall of their Paulsgrove council house. Jackson began playing piano in bars at the age of 16, and also won a scholarship to study musical composition at London's Royal Academy of Music.

I love Joe Jackson so much. Love his first album Look Sharp! -every song -and every album after. Maybe you can react to the entire album. I’ve seen him many times from the very beginning ...almost every NYC appearance. I look forward to seeing him this spring! It’s been at least 6 years. Love love this man!!!!!!! ❤️❤️

I've never been into lyrics, I don't listen for the message of any songs, I'm a jazz musician, but I can recognize a brilliantly written pop song, catchy hooks, great melody, chorus, etc great harmonies,

"Don't you know that it's different for boys" is an expression men used to say to women as an excuse to push for sex when the women wasn't ready yet, that somehow, it was harder for a man than for a woman to control sexual urges, a misogynistic attitude that Jackson explores by flipping the gender roles. "You're all the same" is what women said of men seeking sex without commitment, so Jackson flips that line to the man in the song speaking of women. I love Joe Jackson, but other than the one story-telling twist, this one ranks way down the list for me musically and lyrically. Joe Jackson's talent and versatility far exceeds his notoriety as someone who wrote and produced great albums, each one different. His first two albums, Look Sharp and I'm the Man, were New Wave meets punk, mostly high energy songs. His third was tinged with reggae. his fourth album, Jumpin' Jive was his loving tribute to a jump blues band leader Louis Jordan, then came the album Night and Day - which was heavily influenced by jazz and Latin music with lyrics that drew comparisons to Cole Porter; he released a similar album at the same time that was the soundtrack for a Hollywood movie, Mike's Murder, and then what may have been my personal favorite, Body and Soul, which amped up the cool and hot jazz influences. Here's some suggested tracks: * You Can't get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want) (Body and Soul) * Steppin' Out (Night and Day) * Not Here, Not Now (Body and Soul) * Breaking Us in Two (Night and Day) * Be My Number Two (Body and Soul) * Jumpin' With Symphony Sid (From Jumpin' Jive -- fun and danceable) * Look Sharp (debut album, first big hit) * Another World (Night and Day)) * Is You Is or Is You Ain't my Baby (Louis Jordan tribute album)

@ma_de_sa5848

2 жыл бұрын

I'd disagree, the way it was described in the video is perfect. Generalisations suck and women grouping all men together "you're all the same" is sexist.

@jonsher7682

2 жыл бұрын

@@ma_de_sa5848 Joe Jackson explained his intent in writing the song in 2012, and his intent was EXACTLY what I said, though I didn't read the interview until after you challenged my point. Here's what Joe Jackson said, "It was something that I heard somewhere that struck me as a cliché. The sort of thing that someone might say. And again, I thought, What could that be about? And that maybe the idea was to turn it on its head and have a conversation between a man and a woman and what you'd expect to be the typical roles are reversed. So that was the idea of that." - Joe Jackson, Songfacts, 2012 www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/joe-jackson

Daniel I’m going through your back catalogue , loving it , your choices are so eclectic and I’m learning to appreciate so much I wouldn’t normally listen to , cheers buddy 👍

Great album, start to finish. You need to do the title track sometime.

great song. his first couple of albums were fantastic...highlighted by the incredible bass playing of Graham Maby.

Love Joe Jackson! He is a great lyricist. He has some great up-tempo songs...."I'm The Man" will blow you away. He has one of the best bass players in rock and roll history in Graham Maby. He also can really sing a great ballad "Breaking Us In Two" or "Hometown" (live is best) among many others!

Joe Jackson is AWESOME.

Steppin' Out, Sunday Papers, Is She Really... excellent songs.

He puts on a great live show. Last time I saw him, he opened with this song. He flubbed the opening chords on the piano and sang, “What the hell is wrong with me tonight?” 😄

Joe Jackson is more of a jazz guy than his earlier punk/New Wave stuff. A pretty good choice would be a song from the "Night and Day" LP: "Breaking Us in Two"; "A Slow Song"'; or "Real Men."

Daniel, you’ll love “Stepppin Out” by Joe Jackson. Just give it a spin on the jukebox and you’ll love it along with your fan family.

Joe was a classically trained musician who earlier on formed a base driven new wavish rock band, and later on evolved to more jazz inspired music.My favourite early JJ songs are I'm The Man, and Look Sharp, and his later on hit Steppin Out is a classic

One of my favorites is joe jackson i'm the man live 1980

My favorite Joe Jackson song!!! Great reaction, Daniel!

Hey Daniel. Good morning.☀️ I very much enjoyed the Joe Jackson reaction for " It's Different for Girls." Can you react to his other tunes? "Sunday Papers" - it has a really cool guitar riff you'll love and the song that exploded in his career "Is She Really Going Out with Him?"

This was the first concert that I went to and smoke pot through the whole thing

Home Town is maybe my favorite Joe Jackson tune. You Can’t Get What You Want is another favorite, as well as Be My Number Two, A Slow Song, and Breaking Us in Two. Joe Jackson has some real gems. Very underrated.

Whoa One of my favorite artists hope you dig love you

Thanks for featuring this song. I've been trying to figure it out since the 70's. Joe is the best with his androgynous stuff.

How about that bass line walking all over the place? Joe is a genius. 1979 was post punk but pre-80’s. Its’s an argument. “What the hell is wrong with you tonight?” They have some kind of relationship.

I used to wonder about this song, when he sings "she says I don't believe it.....etc" when does it stop being what she said and when does it go back to him? Most importantly, I wondered, was it him or her saying "You're all the same"? On one of his tours in the 90s he did a version of this song as a duet with a women singer who would sing the "She says" part. I remember being at the show thinking I would finally get my answer to who is saying "You're all the same." And the answer was....they both sang it. Not sure if that is definitive but it was interesting to me at least (and probable only me. lol) I looked around and did find a video with a version of the song similar to what I am talking about - kzread.info/dash/bejne/o5OimJSjZLDbes4.html. ---Although I remember it slightly different than this, I thought it was the whole band not just him on the piano. So either this is a different version or I remember incorrectly, but in this one they also both sing "You're all the same"

This is probably my favorite song from this album, but it is hard to choose. It's a good introduction for you into this artist, who has experimented with different styles, but always succeeds in making nice albums and, I've heard, putting on great shows! Keep digging, you won't be disappointed!

I would recommend Joe Jackson's "Breaking Us in Two" and "Steppin' Out."

Joe Jackson's masterpiece is "Stepping Out" and it's fantastic. My favorite Joe Jackson song is "Hometown" but really any song from Big World is just amazing.

😎 The other song off of this album that I really liked a lot at the time (and still do) was/is "Get That Girl." While his writing was never quite as consistent as Elvis Costello's during the late 70s and early 80s, Jackson's best stuff is as good as anything else the British new wave gave us during that period.

Killer chorus. Joe has many. Thom Yorke and Johnny Greenwood's new band (The Smile) does a great version of this. Love early Joe, love even more that he went into into jazz/latin/swing, especially Night & Day.

Thanks for another great reaction. You should definitely listen to Steppin’ Out.

You should check out Invisible Man from Joe Jackson's "Rain" album, released almost 30 years after "I'm the Man". It's a beautiful record all around and Invisible Man is a stunning track.

Highly recommend checking out “I’m The Man”

I think his album "Night & Day" (including the hit "Steppin' out") is one of his very best releases. Jackson actually is a piano player, which isn't too prominent on his first two more power-pop/punky albums. If you'd like to hear something completely different from Jackson, listen to the jazzy "Heart of Ice" from his quite sophisticated album 'Body & Soul'.

2 minds 1 song 2 sounds petfect story...

If you do reactions + lyric meanings, Joe can be really great or awful as he worries too much about being misunderstood. As a result, his lyrics can be too direct. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gpl-r9d-e6mZp8Y.html for instance is VERY direct - but a phenomenal song. This one here was an attempt at role reversal & putting some of the more aggressive men who go on dates in their place a bit. Unusual for a man, eh? It's like a date going wrong for a guy who is utterly oblivious as to what the woman he's on a date with wants. See how messed it sounds with the _woman_ saying it? Trying To Cry, The Man in the Street & Just Because would all be interesting, all different sounds, bands &... all very different from each other. Joe liked switching his sound up. A lot.

You should consider doing the whole album...

Real Men

Please consider "Slow Song" and "Steppin' Out" next from JJ.

My spin (no pun intended) is: He is wondering why his girlfriend is feeling down. Because girls have a different view and expectations of love, it's different for girls, so he just thinks it typical all girls being the same that way. I was 16 when this song came out... trying to figure out what is spinning it their heads while trying to keep my "head" straight [wink]. I am married now, and still none the wiser [laugh]. Women... they are all the same, but each one is different. It could go the other way too.. it's kind of a yin and yang where it's a duality either way.

Agree Steppin Out should be the next foundational song. Then move on to I'm the Man, Is she really going put with him?, Look sharp.

There's also an Of Montreal version that's even better.

Anthem Very cool.

Men want love too. It's just that men have 2 heads and often think with the wrong one, the one that has no interest in love. Women don't have that problem, which is why sex, and money, are the 2 biggest causes of divorce. Welcome to life.

@ma_de_sa5848

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, men want love too. You could have left it at that which is what this song is about. There are plenty of women who think with their 'other head' too, I can assure you.

@Lightmane

2 жыл бұрын

@@ma_de_sa5848 women don't have another head to think from, and they don't think about sex the same way men do.

I’m the Man please.

Joe liked to comment on gender in interesting ways; see also “Real Men” and “Is She Really Going Out With Him?”. OTOH, none of those are my favourite. For that, see “Stepping Out”.

Yeah stereotypes suck, and the generalisations that all men want is sex is incredibly sexist and damaging. I think Joe does a great job breaking down stereotypes, allowing people to be viewed as individuals. The idea men can only be victims in a role reversal world is why male victims don't speak out about very important issues such as domestic abuse, rape and sexual assault. People are individuals and we should treat them as such, not make assumptions based on how they look.

So funny that you don't get the subtext right away, that's a good thing! Back in my day, "different for girls" was a really sexist trope

Dating game of Life?

You'd understand it if you've ever dated a Russian Gold-digger!! I think JJ must have fallen in love with one !!