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I really liked this song when it first came out in 1982 on the Day and Night album. I am not sure it holds up well after all these years. I remember the first time I heard Joe Jackson on WONY, the Oneonta State radio station. It must have been "Is She Really Going Out With Him' or "Sunday Papers." I thought it sounded like an Elvis Costello rip off. But I liked Elvis, so I liked Joe too, and he proved to be his own guy, putting out many great and diverse records. I have recently been listening to more of the power pop, rather than his slower,
jazzier or ballad type songs. One song I over looked the first time around was "Got the Time" from the Look Sharp album ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlaAG2XmKUo ). It is really neat. If you have the album, dig it out and loudly listen to that one. Many great songs on that debut album. I also always dug "I'm the Man" and "Kinda Kute" from his sophomore effort I'm the Man album. In 91 he had a song called "It's All Too Much,"
from the Laughter & Lust album. It's a song I really related to about too many choices in the world. I like Wegmans, but man it's a bit too much sometimes.
The scientists say that of all the gold in California, only 10% has been taken out of the ground. Perhaps this is analogous to Pop Music as well. As time and tastes change, perhaps what might have once been "overlooked" could be a hit once again, or at least be liked again, by the listener.
ReplyDeleteI remember Joe Jackson, and it is fun to relisten to the old stuff that was once forgotten. Watching "America's Funniest Videos" the other night, a montage of clips were played, set to the tune "Me and the Boys" by Dave Edmunds. I had forgotten that song, and forgetten that I liked that song. Funny huh?
Mona
Me and the Boys?? An NRBQ song!
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