Bracie Smathers
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Jackson: "That is just one of those songs that started with the title. I heard that phrase somewhere and I thought that could be a kind of funny song about gorgeous girls going out with monsters. It just started from there. It was just a funny song, or supposed to be funny. It was a great surprise to me when some people interpreted it as being angry."
When Joe formed his band this was one of the first they did and the rest of his band really liked it and wanted it on the album but Joe liked all of his songs and had no idea which would turn into hits. "Everyone liked it. It was catchy, they said, and had the makings of a hit. I wouldn't know a hit, I protested, from a hole in my head. I liked all my songs, and if I'd written a hit it was by accident. But I appreciated the enthusiasm, and something else, too: a growing feeling that I was up to something".
I remember when this came out. It was different and stood out. It is considered one of the breakout songs the new wave genre. The debut single off his debut album.
Released October 1978
When Joe formed his band this was one of the first they did and the rest of his band really liked it and wanted it on the album but Joe liked all of his songs and had no idea which would turn into hits. "Everyone liked it. It was catchy, they said, and had the makings of a hit. I wouldn't know a hit, I protested, from a hole in my head. I liked all my songs, and if I'd written a hit it was by accident. But I appreciated the enthusiasm, and something else, too: a growing feeling that I was up to something".
I remember when this came out. It was different and stood out. It is considered one of the breakout songs the new wave genre. The debut single off his debut album.
Released October 1978