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Re: A to Z of Pop - Your 3 favourite JOE JACKSON songs
A selection of Joe Jackson songs
Be My Number Two
Beat Crazy (song)
Breaking Us in Two
Cancer
Down to London
Fools in Love
Got the Time
Happy Ending
The Harder They Come
(He's a) Shape in a Drape
Home Town
I'm the Man
In 20-0-3
Is She Really Going Out with Him?
It's Different for Girls
Jumpin' Jive
Kinda Kute
Left of Center
Mad at You
Memphis
Nineteen Forever
Obvious Song
On Your Radio
One More Time
One to One
Real Men
Right and Wrong
A Slow Song
Steppin' Out
Stranger than Fiction
Stranger Than You
Sunday Papers
You Can't Be Too Strong
You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)
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Re: A to Z of Pop - Your 3 favourite JOE JACKSON songs
Winning Songs
Abba Dancing Queen
AC/DC 'Touch Too Much'
Arcade Fire 'Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)'
Beach Boys 'God Only Knows'
Beatles 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'
Bowie David Suffragette City = Heroes
Clash 'London Calling'
Elvis Costello 'Oliver's Army'
Cure 'A Forest'
Dire Straits 'Sultans Of Swing'
Doors 'Riders On The Storm'
Dr.Feelgood Milk and Alcohol
Eagles 'Hotel California.
Echo & The Bunnymen 'The Killing Moon'
ELO 'Don't Bring Me Down'
Roberta Flack 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Free 'Wishing Well'
Fleetwood Mac (Pete Green) 'Man Of The World/Albatross (joint winners)
Fleetwood Mac (Nicks/Perfect 'The Chain'
Peter Gabriel 'Games Without Frontiers'
Gaye Marvin 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine'
Guns n Roses 'November Rain'
PJ Harvey 'The Glorious Land'
Hendrix Jimi 'All Along The Watchtower'
Housemartins 'Build'
Iggy Pop 'Lust For Life
Iron Maiden 'Run To The Hills'
Isley Brothers 'Harvest For The World' = 'Summer Breeze'
Jam 'Down In The Tube Station At Midnight'
Jethro Tull Heavy Horses, Baker St Muse, We Used To Know, The Silver Cord, The Hair Who Lost His Spectacles, Raising Steam.
Kaiser Chiefs 'I Predict A Riot'
Kinks 'You Really Got Me'
Led Zeppelin 'Dazed & Confused'
Love 'Alone Again Or'
Madness 'Night Boat To Cairo'
Marley Bob 'No Woman No Cry'
New Order 'Blue Monday' + 'Perfect Kiss'
Nirvana 'Come As You Are'
O'jays 'Backstabbers'
OMD 'Messages'
Pink Floyd 'Wish You Were Here'
Police 'Roxanne'
Prince 'Sign Of The Times'
Queen = 'Bohemian Rhapsody' + 'Somebody To Love'
QOTSA 'No One Knows'
Rolling Stones 'Sympathy For The Devil'
Roxy Music 'Virginia Plain'
Sex Pistols 'Pretty Vacant'
Stranglers 'No More Heroes'
T. Rex 'Ride A White Swan'
Talk Talk 'The Rainbow' = 'It's My Life'
U2 '11 O'Clock Tick Tock'
Undertones 'Teenage Kicks'
Van Halen 'Running With The Devil = Hot For Teacher
Velvet Underground 'I'm Waiting For The Man'
Who 'Won't Get Fooled Again'
Wonder Stevie 'Superstition'
X-Ray Spex 'The Day The World Turned Dayglo'
XTC 'Making Plans For Nigel'
Yes 'Roundabout'
Young Neil 'Rockin In The Free World'
Zombies 'Time Of The Season'
ZZ Top 'La Grange
Abba Dancing Queen
AC/DC 'Touch Too Much'
Arcade Fire 'Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)'
Beach Boys 'God Only Knows'
Beatles 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'
Bowie David Suffragette City = Heroes
Clash 'London Calling'
Elvis Costello 'Oliver's Army'
Cure 'A Forest'
Dire Straits 'Sultans Of Swing'
Doors 'Riders On The Storm'
Dr.Feelgood Milk and Alcohol
Eagles 'Hotel California.
Echo & The Bunnymen 'The Killing Moon'
ELO 'Don't Bring Me Down'
Roberta Flack 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Free 'Wishing Well'
Fleetwood Mac (Pete Green) 'Man Of The World/Albatross (joint winners)
Fleetwood Mac (Nicks/Perfect 'The Chain'
Peter Gabriel 'Games Without Frontiers'
Gaye Marvin 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine'
Guns n Roses 'November Rain'
PJ Harvey 'The Glorious Land'
Hendrix Jimi 'All Along The Watchtower'
Housemartins 'Build'
Iggy Pop 'Lust For Life
Iron Maiden 'Run To The Hills'
Isley Brothers 'Harvest For The World' = 'Summer Breeze'
Jam 'Down In The Tube Station At Midnight'
Jethro Tull Heavy Horses, Baker St Muse, We Used To Know, The Silver Cord, The Hair Who Lost His Spectacles, Raising Steam.
Kaiser Chiefs 'I Predict A Riot'
Kinks 'You Really Got Me'
Led Zeppelin 'Dazed & Confused'
Love 'Alone Again Or'
Madness 'Night Boat To Cairo'
Marley Bob 'No Woman No Cry'
New Order 'Blue Monday' + 'Perfect Kiss'
Nirvana 'Come As You Are'
O'jays 'Backstabbers'
OMD 'Messages'
Pink Floyd 'Wish You Were Here'
Police 'Roxanne'
Prince 'Sign Of The Times'
Queen = 'Bohemian Rhapsody' + 'Somebody To Love'
QOTSA 'No One Knows'
Rolling Stones 'Sympathy For The Devil'
Roxy Music 'Virginia Plain'
Sex Pistols 'Pretty Vacant'
Stranglers 'No More Heroes'
T. Rex 'Ride A White Swan'
Talk Talk 'The Rainbow' = 'It's My Life'
U2 '11 O'Clock Tick Tock'
Undertones 'Teenage Kicks'
Van Halen 'Running With The Devil = Hot For Teacher
Velvet Underground 'I'm Waiting For The Man'
Who 'Won't Get Fooled Again'
Wonder Stevie 'Superstition'
X-Ray Spex 'The Day The World Turned Dayglo'
XTC 'Making Plans For Nigel'
Yes 'Roundabout'
Young Neil 'Rockin In The Free World'
Zombies 'Time Of The Season'
ZZ Top 'La Grange
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Re: A to Z of Pop - Your 3 favourite JOE JACKSON songs
Steppin' Out
It's Different For Girls
Is She Really Going Out With Him?
It's Different For Girls
Is She Really Going Out With Him?
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Re: A to Z of Pop - Your 3 favourite JOE JACKSON songs
Now JJ I'm a huge fan of
None of these will get any votes except from me but check em out folks
The Evil Eye
Friday
Zemeo - this is 11 minutes of genius
None of these will get any votes except from me but check em out folks
The Evil Eye
Friday
Zemeo - this is 11 minutes of genius
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Re: A to Z of Pop - Your 3 favourite JOE JACKSON songs
It's Different For Girls
Is She Really Going Out With Him
Steppin' Out
Is She Really Going Out With Him
Steppin' Out
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Re: A to Z of Pop - Your 3 favourite JOE JACKSON songs
It's Different For Girls
Is She Really Going Out With Him?
Steppin' Out
Is She Really Going Out With Him?
Steppin' Out
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Re: A to Z of Pop - Your 3 favourite JOE JACKSON songs
And the hits win it...No JJ fans here then?
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Re: A to Z of Pop - Your 3 favourite JOE JACKSON songs
Throw it Away
I'm the Man
Jack You're Dead
I know that last one is a cover, but I'm a huge fan of the Jumpin' Jive album.
I'm the Man
Jack You're Dead
I know that last one is a cover, but I'm a huge fan of the Jumpin' Jive album.
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Re: A to Z of Pop - Your 3 favourite JOE JACKSON songs
Is sehr really going out with him
ITS different for Girls
Stepping out
ITS different for Girls
Stepping out
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Re: A to Z of Pop - Your 3 favourite JOE JACKSON songs
Not Here, Not Now
The Verdict
Cha Cha Loco
The Verdict
Cha Cha Loco
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Re: A to Z of Pop - Your 3 favourite JOE JACKSON songs
Not Here, Not Now
Cha Cha Loco
You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)
Cha Cha Loco
You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)
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Re: A to Z of Pop - Your 3 favourite JOE JACKSON songs
Not really a fan and not someone I listen to tbh........so will be boring and go for the three obvious ones.
Is She Really Going Out With Him?
It's Different For Girls
Steppin' Out
Is She Really Going Out With Him?
It's Different For Girls
Steppin' Out
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Re: A to Z of Pop - Your 3 favourite JOE JACKSON songs
Muppet the Cat wrote: ↑Sat Jul 27, 2024 10:25 am Not really a fan and not someone I listen to tbh........so will be boring and go for the three obvious ones.
Is She Really Going Out With Him?
It's Different For Girls
Steppin' Out
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Re: A to Z of Pop - Your 3 favourite JOE JACKSON songs
I love Joe's jazzy stuff.
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Re: A to Z of Pop - Your 3 favourite JOE JACKSON songs
Tbf, I did listen to this after noting your top score for the track, SH.
However, I can't stand jazz (my most disliked genre) so didn't get far in before hitting the off button
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Re: A to Z of Pop - Your 3 favourite JOE JACKSON songs. Any more votes for Joe?
Is she really going out with him?
Different for girls
Steppin’ out
A predictable top three I’m afraid.
Different for girls
Steppin’ out
A predictable top three I’m afraid.
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Re: A to Z of Pop - Your 3 favourite JOE JACKSON songs. Any more votes for Joe?
This, with the great line - "I got the candles burning low, I got the Cramps on the stereo" has been my favourite JJ since release....
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Re: A to Z of Pop - Your 3 favourite JOE JACKSON songs. Any more votes for Joe?
Raking the Albums is tough
Beat Crazy
Mikes Murder
I'm the Man
Look Sharp
are the top 4, but can change around a bit
Jumpin' Jive
Night and Day
round out the top 6.
Beat Crazy
Mikes Murder
I'm the Man
Look Sharp
are the top 4, but can change around a bit
Jumpin' Jive
Night and Day
round out the top 6.
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Re: A to Z of Pop - Your 3 favourite JOE JACKSON songs
A bit too "musical" for me too. Sounds like something form a Tim Rice/ALW production.Muppet the Cat wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 7:08 pm I did give it a listen before voting, 64..........afraid it did nothing for me.
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Re: A to Z of Pop - Your 3 favourite KINGS OF LEON songs
Joe Jackson RESULT
14 It's Different For Girls
14 Is She Really Going Out With Him?
8 Steppin' Out
6 Not Here, Not Now
3 Cha Cha Loco
3 The Evil Eye
3 Throw it Away
2 I'm the Man
2 The Verdict
2 Friday
1 Zemeo
1 Jack You're Dead
1 You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)
14 It's Different For Girls
14 Is She Really Going Out With Him?
8 Steppin' Out
6 Not Here, Not Now
3 Cha Cha Loco
3 The Evil Eye
3 Throw it Away
2 I'm the Man
2 The Verdict
2 Friday
1 Zemeo
1 Jack You're Dead
1 You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)