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The Valentines Day Edition:
When I ponder my relationship life this song often goes through my mind.
From Wikipedia:
Joe Jackson (born David Ian Jackson, 11 August 1954, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire) is an English musician and singer-songwriter now living in Berlin, whose five Grammy nominations span 1979 to 2001. Jackson picked up the nickname "Joe", based on his perceived resemblance to the puppet character Joe 90. He has homes in Berlin, New York City and Portsmouth and has often been spotted in Portsmouth pubs that serve real ale, his enthusiasm for which is noted in his autobiography, A Cure For Gravity.
"It's Different For Girls" came out in 1979 on the "I'm the Man" album. It reached #5 on the United Kingdom singles chart and a lofty #85 on the Australian singles chart. It was the only song to chart off that album.
He is probably best-known for the 1979 hit song "Is She Really Going Out with Him?", which still gets extensive FM radio airplay; for his 1982 hit, "Steppin' Out"; and for his 1984 success with, "You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)".
Along with Elvis Costello and Graham Parker, Jackson was a part of the trio of British based artists who challenged the punk scene and brought a New Wave sound to the United States in the late 1970s. He was popular for his power-pop and new wave music early on before moving to more eclectic, though less commercially successful, pop/jazz/classical musical pieces.
For more information his website: http://www.joejackson.com
When I ponder my relationship life this song often goes through my mind.
From Wikipedia:
Joe Jackson (born David Ian Jackson, 11 August 1954, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire) is an English musician and singer-songwriter now living in Berlin, whose five Grammy nominations span 1979 to 2001. Jackson picked up the nickname "Joe", based on his perceived resemblance to the puppet character Joe 90. He has homes in Berlin, New York City and Portsmouth and has often been spotted in Portsmouth pubs that serve real ale, his enthusiasm for which is noted in his autobiography, A Cure For Gravity.
"It's Different For Girls" came out in 1979 on the "I'm the Man" album. It reached #5 on the United Kingdom singles chart and a lofty #85 on the Australian singles chart. It was the only song to chart off that album.
He is probably best-known for the 1979 hit song "Is She Really Going Out with Him?", which still gets extensive FM radio airplay; for his 1982 hit, "Steppin' Out"; and for his 1984 success with, "You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)".
Along with Elvis Costello and Graham Parker, Jackson was a part of the trio of British based artists who challenged the punk scene and brought a New Wave sound to the United States in the late 1970s. He was popular for his power-pop and new wave music early on before moving to more eclectic, though less commercially successful, pop/jazz/classical musical pieces.
For more information his website: http://www.joejackson.com