ClassicCase
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Post by ClassicCase on Oct 15, 2003 15:37:27 GMT -5
Nope....not to be confused with father of the infamous Jacksons. I used to have the album back in the 80s with this song. It went to #6 Pop and I believe it went a little higher in AC in 1982. Great song to cruise to back then. Joe has always have an everchanging music style that I can relate to. Other songs also include:
Is She Really Going Out With Him in 1979 (now used in the new ABC sitcom "I'm With Her")
Breaking Us In Two in '83 (only went to #18)
and my personal favorite, You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What you Want) in '84 (#15)
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Post by irock on Oct 15, 2003 15:52:43 GMT -5
Yeah, this was also a hit at AOR, at least on Jackson's (MS) original AOR station WZZQ. I liked the tune.
ISRGOWH was probably my favorite Joe Jackson song. I don't know anything about the TV show you mentioned, but I'm sure you know that this song was recently covered (rather well, I suppose, but the original is still the best) by Sugar Ray.
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Post by tico on Oct 15, 2003 16:37:32 GMT -5
Groovy little ditty.
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Post by reception on Mar 3, 2004 15:45:56 GMT -5
I like it.
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mst3k
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Post by mst3k on Mar 3, 2004 17:31:47 GMT -5
One of my favorite songs of the '80s... good video, too.
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Post by Slinky on Mar 4, 2004 11:27:47 GMT -5
Cool song. I think Jackson had a AAA hit with "Awkward Age" in 2003. I remember hearing that song quite a bit on WXPN.
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Post by Whi$tlin' Pete on May 8, 2004 21:58:58 GMT -5
I love this song. Great music and great beat. I'll never get tired of hearing it.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2004 8:42:19 GMT -5
Great song.
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Radical347
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Post by Radical347 on May 9, 2004 18:03:39 GMT -5
Good song, I still hear it all the time. Sadly, "Awkward Age" didn't make the AAA chart... I think it got stuck in N&A. He also had a song in 01 called "Stranger Than You" that I liked, not sure how well it did on the charts though.
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Post by joker on Feb 28, 2007 2:23:27 GMT -5
I've always liked this one a lot. Great stuff.
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Post by BillboardBoy on Feb 28, 2007 10:38:09 GMT -5
Is this the song that mentions "blue bird"?
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mst3k
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Post by mst3k on Feb 28, 2007 19:55:33 GMT -5
Is this the song that mentions "blue bird"? Nope... Now -
The mist across the window hides the lines
But nothing hides the colour
Of the lights that shine
Electricity so fine
Look and dry your eyes
We -
So tired of all the darkness in our lives
With no more angry words to say
Can come alive
Get into a car and drive
To the other side
CHORUS:
Me babe - steppin out
Into the night
Into the light
You babe - steppin out
Into the night
Into the light
We -
Are young but getting old before our time
We'll leave the t.v. and the radio behind
Don't you wonder what we'll find
Steppin out tonight
You -
Can dress in pink and blue
Just like a child
And in a yellow taxi turn to me and smile
We'll be there in just a while
If you follow me
CHORUS
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Mar 1, 2007 10:03:51 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2012 16:50:42 GMT -5
It's okay.
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Post by Unhinged on Feb 15, 2017 20:09:43 GMT -5
Really like this. My dad had this record.
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Oct 8, 2019 13:59:29 GMT -5
Love it! Absolutely one of my faves!!!
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♛ The Manticore ☯
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Post by ♛ The Manticore ☯ on Mar 24, 2020 23:22:55 GMT -5
Heard this numerous times before but never knew the name of the singer until recently.
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Post by disman00911 on Feb 2, 2021 14:00:26 GMT -5
First heard this one as part of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City's Flash FM pop channel. Thought it was cheesy but didn't hate it either. More recently, I started hearing it on old episodes of Casey Kasem's "American Top 40" and have grown to like it.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Aug 23, 2022 9:45:50 GMT -5
40 years ago, Steppin' Out debuted at #88 on the August 21, 1982 Billboard Hot 100.
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Post by jenglisbe on Aug 23, 2022 10:22:57 GMT -5
^ In a bit of funny timing, the Number Ones column that came out yesterday highlighted that the "I'm not like them" bit from NSync's "It's Gonna Be Me" was inspired by "Steppin' Out."
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