History Music / JoeJackson

* BiTheWay: Openly bisexual, and the source of "Real Men".

-->"Is She Really Going Out With Him?"

NB: [[NamesTheSame This]] Joe Jackson is not the father of Music/MichaelJackson, nor did he play for the Chicago Black Sox.

* AloneAmongTheCouples: ''Happy loving Couples''

* IWantSong: A young man leaves his dying industrial hometown to seek rock stardom in “Down to London”.

David Ian "Joe" Jackson (born August 11, 1954) is an English singer and composer originally from Staffordshire in UsefulNotes/TheWestMidlands, working in UsefulNotes/{{London}} for most of his professional life. He first came to notice in the {{New Wave| Music}} era, although like his rough contemporaries Music/GrahamParker and Music/ElvisCostello he came from more of a pub rock than PunkRock background. Since then he’s committed quite a bit of GenreAdultery, working in SynthPop, {{Jazz}}, and ClassicalMusic, among other things.

Joe Jackson (born August 11, 1954) is an English singer and composer originally from Staffordshire in UsefulNotes/TheWestMidlands, working in UsefulNotes/{{London}} for most of his professional life. He first came to notice in the {{New Wave| Music}} era, although like his rough contemporaries Music/GrahamParker and Music/ElvisCostello he came from more of a pub rock than PunkRock background. Since then he’s committed quite a bit of GenreAdultery, working in SynthPop, {{Jazz}}, and ClassicalMusic, among other things.

* StraightGay: Not a fan of the trope. According to a 2003 interview:
-->“I see the gay identity has become more and more about being so masculine that you're more straight than the straight guys. And this is something that I find quite funny. I sort of get it, and at the same time, I don't like it that much. It's mixed feelings. And if we're talking about stereotypes, then I guess what I'm saying in the song is that I almost prefer the older stereotype — [[CampGay this sort of Oscar Wilde/Quentin Crisp gay stereotype.]]”

-->And I'm brutalized by bass and terrorized by treble... play us a slow song!"

* IWantSong: A young man leaves his dying industrial hometown to seek rock stardom in “Down to London”.

* BritishNewspapers: ''Sunday Papers'', a song about cheap and tacky weekend tabloids.

* UglyGuyHotWife: If the narrator of ''Is She Really Going Out With Him?'' is to believed, he witnesses a lot of pretty women who indeed go out with ugly men that look more gorilla-like.

'''Joe Jackson''' (born August 11, 1954) is an English singer and composer originally from Staffordshire in UsefulNotes/TheWestMidlands, working in UsefulNotes/{{London}} for most of his professional life. He first came to notice in the {{New Wave| Music}} era, although like his rough contemporaries Music/GrahamParker and Music/ElvisCostello he came from more of a pub rock than PunkRock background. Since then he’s committed quite a bit of GenreAdultery, working in SynthPop, {{Jazz}}, and ClassicalMusic, among other things.

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'''Joe Jackson''' (born August 11, 1954) is an English singer and composer originally from Staffordshire in the [[SweetHomeMidlands West Midlands]], working in UsefulNotes/{{London}} for most of his professional life. He first came to notice in the {{New Wave| Music}} era, although like his rough contemporaries Music/GrahamParker and Music/ElvisCostello he came from more of a pub rock than PunkRock background. Since then he’s committed quite a bit of GenreAdultery, working in SynthPop, {{Jazz}}, and ClassicalMusic, among other things.

* StrawmanNewsMedia: “Sunday Papers”

* LiveAlbum: ''Big World'' was recorded live, although the audience sounds were mostly mixed out.

'''Joe Jackson''' (born August 11, 1954) is a singer/songwriter/composer originally from Staffordshire in the [[SweetHomeMidlands West Midlands]], working in UsefulNotes/{{London}} for most of his professional life. He first came to notice in the {{New Wave| Music}} era, although like his rough contemporaries Music/GrahamParker and Music/ElvisCostello he came from more of a pub rock than PunkRock background. Since then he’s committed quite a bit of GenreAdultery, working in SynthPop, {{Jazz}}, and ClassicalMusic, among other things.

'''Joe Jackson''' is a singer/songwriter/composer originally from Staffordshire in the [[SweetHomeMidlands West Midlands]], working in UsefulNotes/{{London}} for most of his professional life. He first came to notice in the {{New Wave| Music}} era, although like his rough contemporaries Music/GrahamParker and Music/ElvisCostello he came from more of a pub rock than PunkRock background. Since then he’s committed quite a bit of GenreAdultery, working in SynthPop, {{Jazz}}, and ClassicalMusic, among other things.

* ClassicalMusic: Some of his albums have come out on Sony Classical, including Symphony No. 1

'''Joe Jackson''' is a singer/songwriter/composer originally from Staffordshire in the [[SweetHomeMidlands West Midlands]], working in UsefulNotes/{{London}} for most of his professional life. He first came to notice in the {{New Wave| Music}} era, although like his rough contemporaries Music/GrahamParker and Music/ElvisCostello he’s committed quite a bit of GenreAdultery, working in SynthPop, {{Jazz}}, and ClassicalMusic, among other things.