History Music / JoeJackson

David Ian "Joe" Jackson (born August 11, 1954) is an English singer and composer originally from Staffordshire in UsefulNotes/TheWestMidlands but spent his childhood in Portsmouth, 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 a CreatorsOddball, working in SynthPop, {{Jazz}}, and ClassicalMusic, among other things.

David Ian "Joe" Jackson (born August 11, 1954) is an English singer and composer originally from Staffordshire in UsefulNotes/TheWestMidlands but spent his childhood in Portsmouth, 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 CreatorsOddball, working in SynthPop, {{Jazz}}, and ClassicalMusic, among other things.

David Ian "Joe" Jackson (born August 11, 1954) is an English singer and composer originally from Staffordshire in UsefulNotes/TheWestMidlands but spent his childhood in Portsmouth, 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.

* NWordPrivelages: Jackson, a bisexual man, openly uses the word "faggot" in the anti-biphobia song "Real Men". In the same line, he discusses this trope's applicability to himself, asking that the listener not refer to him with the slur if they're not already a friend of his.

* LoveHurts: “Breaking Us In Two” is about two people who can never make it work. Also counts as a BreakupSong.

* ProtestSong: “Right and Wrong” is a protest song about [[UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan Reagan-era]] foreign policy.
* ARealManIsAKiller: The last verse of “Real Men” examines this attitude.

* NoBisexuals: The main theme of "Real Men". Joe Jackson was frustrated with having to choose between being straight or gay, and hated labels and gay stereotypes, and the {{Hypocrisy}} behind it. Jackson himself would only come out as bisexual in 2001.

* StrawmanNewsMedia: “Sunday Papers”.

* BaitAndSwitch: "Steppin' Out" [[spoiler:has Joe Jackson as a pianist performing and singing the song on a piano while a maid pretends to be a debutante. Turns out Jackson is not a pianist -- he, too, was pretending to be someone he was not.]]

NB: [[NamesTheSame This]] Joe Jackson is not the father of Music/MichaelJackson, nor did he play for the UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} [[UsefulNotes/MLBTeams Black Sox]]. His debut album wasn't [[Music/LookSharp recorded by]] Music/{{Roxette}}.

!!Don't you wonder what we'll find troping out tonight?

!!Tropes associated with Joe Jackson include:

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

* BiTheWay: Joe is bi, and "Real Men" revolved around his struggle to resolve his bisexuality when he was younger.

* BiTheWay: Joe was bi, and "Real Men" revolved around his struggle to resolve his bisexuality when he was younger.

* BaitAndSwitch: "Steppin' Out" has Joe Jackson as a pianist performing and singing the song on a piano while a maid pretends to be a debutante. Turns out Jackson is not a pianist -- he, too, was pretending to be someone he was not.

* YourCheatingHeart: [[https://youtu.be/wmMSoigohhs "Biology"]]

* BiTheWay: Joe was married for two years to a woman, and has had relationships with men. He's stated himself to be bisexual.

* CampGay[=/=]ManlyGay: "Real Men" attacks the stereotypes.

* YourCheating Heart: [[https://youtu.be/wmMSoigohhs "Biology"]]

* NoBisexuals: The main theme of "Real Men". Joe Jackson was frustrated with having to choose between being straight or gay, and hated labels and gay stereotypes, and the {{Hypocrisy}} behind it.