I’ve always thought of Joe Jackson as a fascinating contradiction: geeky but cool, abrasive yet tender, punky and jazzy…you get the idea, and if you have heard any of JJ’s repertoire, now reaching back about 30 years. you know what I am talking about. I’ve had several years being out of touch with this artist’s work, so it was a pleasant surprise when I was able to attend his concert in
Great song - my favorite on the whole album. But no one ever seems to include it among his best.Wxrt in Chicago plays it very frequently but thats about it.Pretty scathing comment on US tourists too.All the more appropriate today as US resentment is all over Europe.
*Joe Jackson releases his first studio album for five years, Rain, in late January. Here's a sneak preview, plus a few words from the man himself...*From new wave firebrand to globe-hopping metropolitan renaissance man, Jackson's career path has seen him stop off at several intriguing points. Jump jive big band projects, modern film noir soundtracks, fiction writing, idiosyncratic theatre commi...
Has anyone tried MOG with Google's Chrome browser yet? I haven't had any issues, except that I can't get the Rhapsody player to popup. Which means I can't listen to this song.
In 2008, it's a bit late in the day to get upset about the utilization of pop songs in advertising, but a little part of my heart imploded last night when I saw a Taco Bell commercial that used "One More Time" by Joe Jackson (off the absolutely essential Look Sharp! album). I know Joe hasn't had a big hit in a while, but does he really need the cash that bad?Joe Jackson, much like Squeeze, was ...