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Samstag, Dezember 26, 2015

Joe Jackson - The Verdict

Joe Jackson - The Verdict


Body and Soul is an album by Joe Jackson, released in March 1984. The album was Jackson's seventh studio album. In the UK it peaked at No. 14. The tracks are a mix of pop and jazz and salsa, showcasing the U.S. No. 15 hit single "You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)". In a nod to its jazz standards influence, the cover art imitated that of the album Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2. The album was a modest commercial success. At the end of the associated world tour in July 1984, Jackson took a lengthy break. The tour had been, he later wrote, "the hardest I ever did; it came too soon after the last one, and by the end of it I was so burned out I swore I'd never tour again".


From the 1984 album Body and Soul. Uploaded because I couldn't find it online. I do not own the copyright for this song.

Bass - Graham Maby
Guitar - Vinnie Zumo
Drums - Gary Bourke
Vocals, Piano, Saxophone - Joe Jackson

Freitag, Januar 23, 2015

Joe Jackson - Biology

Joe Jackson - Biology
 

Joe Jackson (born David Ian Jackson, 11 August 1954)is an English musician and singer-songwriter now living in Berlin, whose five Grammy Award nominations span from 1979 to 2001. He is probably best known for the 1978 hit song and first single "Is She Really Going Out with Him?"; for his 1982 Top 10 hit, "Steppin' Out"; and for his 1984 success with "You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)". He was popular for his pop/rock and new wave music early on before moving to more eclectic, though less commercially successful, pop/jazz/classical hybrids.


Joe Jackson - Biology




Joe Jackson – Biology Lyrics:
Hello-I'm back again
Haven't seen you since I don't know why
It's been so long-but you seem so cold
Is it something you've been told
She said
So this is what you thing of me
Going with some whore somewhere out in Germany
I said baby
Baby can't you see
It's nothing to do with you and me
Nothing to do with my heart
Nothing to do with my head
Nothing to do with our home
Nothnig to do with our bed
It's just be-I-O-L-O-G-why
Can't you see
It's just biology
Biology-coming in between you and me
Your biology lesson starts here
And first of all I would make it clear
That the species known as males
Have these little white things with little white tails
Which
Multiply and start to shout
It's getting crowded down here-let us out
Once relieved-they start again
It's not a process controlled by the brain
Nothing to do with their hearts
Nothing to do with their heads
Nothing to do with their homes
Nothing to do with their beds
It's just be-I-O-L-O-G-why
Can't you see
It's just biology
Biology-coming in between you and me
She said thanks-I'm so relieved
What your saying I can well believe
Now I know, I feel no shame
About Dave and Tony and Phil and James
I said
Baby baby this can't be true
She said well what's right for you
Has to be
Right for me
In any case I'm sure you'll see
It's nothing to do with our hearts
It's nothing to do with our heads
It's nothing to do with our homes
It's nothing to do with our beds
It's just be-I-O-L-O-G-why
Can't you see
It's just biology
Biology-coming in between you and me
Songwriters: JACKSON
Biology lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

Freitag, September 19, 2014

Joe Jackson - Down To London

Joe Jackson - Down To London
Blaze of Glory is a 1989 album by Joe Jackson. Blaze of Glory was a modest seller, although the resultant single, "Nineteen Forever", reached No. 4 in the US Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. Jackson felt the album was one of his best efforts and toured to support it with an eleven piece band in the U.S. and Europe from June to November 1989, and was disappointed with both the commercial reaction and his record label's lack of support. Part of the problem may have been that Jackson insisted on playing the new album in its entirety at the start of each performance, at times requesting to the audience to be quiet and pay attention. The songs therein were an examination of his generation as the 1980s were ending, ranging from the optimism of the 1950s ("Tomorrow's World") to the politics of terrorism ("Rant and Rave") and the Cold War ("Evil Empire"), to yuppies ("Discipline") and rockers who are well past their prime ("Nineteen Forever"). The title track compares the legacy of a classic rock musician who died young ("...went out in a blaze of glory") with the current wannabes ("They're just cartoons" who "think they're Superman" but "can't even fly"). The album is structured in two-halves: the first half through "Blaze of Glory" is presented without breaks, with the coda of one song becoming the intro to the next. The first half deals with adolescence and optimism, the second half with aging and depression. It is interesting to note that the songs of the second half correspond somewhat with the Kübler-Ross model of the stages of grief: "Rant and Rave" is anger (obvious from its title), "Nineteen Forever" is denial (also obvious from its title, although those two are out of order), "The Best I Can Do" and "Discipline" are bargaining (lyrics include for the former "I’ll love you forever / Or at least many years / If you know I’ll never / Take away all your fears", and for the latter "Discipline can make me stronger / If it doesn't kill me first"), "Evil Empire" about depression ("I could go on but what’s the use / You can’t fight them with songs / But think of this as just / Another tiny blow against the empire"), and lastly acceptance in "Human Touch" ("In all the universe I’m just a speck of dust / But all I can do is keep trying... / To give you the human touch"). Music video by Joe Jackson performing Down To London. (C) 1989 A&M Records Inc. 




Writer(s): Joe Jackson 
Copyright: Pokazuka Ltd. 
Stop - what's that sound It's the death rattle of this rusty old town Stop - listen again It's the sound of laughter all along the Thames Hey - what's my line Do I have to stay here 'til the end of time I'm - good lookin' and bright I wanna see life after ten at night So if they ask you where I am I'm in the back of a Transit Van In a squat on the Earls Court Road Gone down to London turning coal into gold Down to London - down to London Gone down to London to be the king Hey - what's your name The boys back home all seem to look the same You - should stick with me and one of us will make it, just you see Stop - what's that sound Seems like the sixties are still swingin' around Hey - can you hear me back there or is there anybody left to care So if you ask me where they are They're hanging tough in a Soho bar Playing guitars in the Underground Gone down to London tryin' to chase that sound Down to London - down to London Gone down to London to be the king So I ask you should I cry or laugh Drinking tea in a Kings Cross Caff A leather jacket against the cold Gone down to London turning coal into gold Down to London - down to London Gone down to London to be the king

Freitag, Oktober 18, 2013

Joe Jackson - Evil Empire

Joe Jackson – Evil Empire



Blaze of Glory is a 1989 album by Joe Jackson. Blaze of Glory was a modest seller, although the resultant single, “Nineteen Forever”, reached #4 in the U.S. Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. Jackson felt the album was one of his best efforts and toured to support it with an eleven piece band in the U.S. and Europe from June to November 1989, and was disappointed with both the commercial reaction and his record label’s lack of support. Part of the problem may have been that Jackson insisted on playing the new album in its entirety at the start of each performance, at times requesting to the audience to be quiet and pay attention.

The songs therein were an examination of his generation as the 1980s were ending, ranging from the optimism of the 1950s (“Tomorrow’s World”) to the politics of terrorism (“Rant and Rave”) and the Cold War (“Evil Empire”), to yuppies (“Discipline”) and rockers who are well past their prime (“Nineteen Forever”). The title track compares the legacy of a classic rock musician who died young (“…went out in a blaze of glory”) with the current wannabes (“They’re just cartoons” who “think they’re Superman” but “can’t even fly”).

The album is structured in two halves: the first half through “Blaze of Glory” is presented without breaks, with the coda of one song becoming the intro to the next. The first half deals with adolescence and optimism, the second half with aging and depression. It is interesting to note that the songs of the second half correspond somewhat with the Kübler-Ross model of the stages of grief: “Rant and Rave” is anger (obvious from its title), “Nineteen Forever” is denial (also obvious from its title, although those two are out of order), “The Best I Can Do” and “Discipline” are bargaining (lyrics include for the former “I’ll love you forever / Or at least many years / If you know I’ll never / Take away all your fears”, and for the latter “Discipline can make me stronger / If it doesn’t kill me first”), “Evil Empire” about depression (“I could go on but what’s the use / You can’t fight them with songs / But think of this as just / Another tiny blow against the empire”), and lastly acceptance in “Human Touch” (“In all the universe I’m just a speck of dust / But all I can do is keep trying… / To give you the human touch”).Wikipedia®

Joe Jackson – Evil Empire Lyrics
There’s a country where no one knows
What’s going on in the rest of the world
There’s a country where minds are closed
With just a few asking questions

Like what do their leaders say
In sessions behind closed doors
And if this is the perfect way
Why do we need these goddamn lies

This doesn’t go down too well
We give you everything and you throw it back
Don’t like it here you can go to hell
You’re either with or against us

There’s a country that’s great and wide
It’s got the biggest of everything
Try to attack it and you can’t hide
Don’t say that you haven’t been warned

You can’t hide in a gunmans mask
Or kill innocent folks and run
But if you good at it they might ask
Come on over to the other side

There’s a country that’s tired of war
There’s a country that’s scared inside
But the bank is open and you can draw
For guns to fight in their backyard

I could go on but what’s the use
You can’t fight them with songs
But think of this as just
Another tiny blow against the empire
Another blow against the evil empire

Another blow against the evil empire
Just another blow against the evil empire
Just another blow against the evil empire

Donnerstag, Oktober 17, 2013

Joe Jackson - I'm The Man 1979

Joe Jackson - I'm The Man 1979

Joe Jackson – I’m The Man 1979 Joe Jackson (born David Ian Jackson, 11 August 1954) is an English musician and singer-songwriter now living in Berlin, whose five Grammy Award nominations span from 1979 to 2001. He is probably best known for the 1979 hit song and first single “Is She Really Going Out with Him?”, which still gets extensive US FM radio airplay; for his 1982 Top 10 hit, “Steppin’...Read More »