Saturday September 17, 2022 “Breaking Us In Two” Joe Jackson
Thought that I would end the week of ‘twos’ with a slow dance…ladies choice.
The genre defying Joe Jackson has recorded twenty one albums and has a half dozen recognizable hits including but certainly not limited to, “Is She Really Going Out with Him”, “Look Sharp” and “Steppin’ Out” along with today’s song.
A multi-instrumentalist, Jackson has written movie scores, released classical albums (Symphony No. 1), he played piano on Joan Armatrading's album Secret Secret’s, collaborated with Suzanne Vega, Todd Rundgren and even William Shatner among others.
Jackson spent a number of years living in New York City, which served as an inspiration for his 1982 song "Steppin' Out". In a 2018 interview, Jackson said "I don't like New York much these days. It's as if the city and I had a hot love affair and now we're just friends, but we still have to see each other to remain friends. Today I live in Berlin. The New York I knew in late '81 and '82 is gone."[He currently resides in Berlin but maintains residences in New York City and Portsmouth
Stay safe and well…and enjoy this moody ballad, dance to it if you like but remember it is a ladies choice.