Joe Jackson still has fond memories of his 1978 hit song 'Is She Really Going Out With Him'.
In recalling the song for Undercover, Joe said how easy it felt to write. "It just leapt into my head, just the title," he told Undercover News.The thing that amuses him most about the song is how serious people took it. "It's kind of a joke song. It is very lightweight," he said. "It actually amazed me that some people interpreted it as being angry when it is so obviously humorous".
Of the subject matter though, he says there is no real "She" and no real "Him" in 'Is She Really Going Out With Him". "There was no autobiographical dirt," he told Undercover.
The song is still a staple of the current Joe Jackson setlist.
To give you an example of what to expect at the show, here is his most recent setlist from Tuesday night in Los Angeles.
Steppin' Out
Invisible Man
Not Here, Not Now
Rush Across The Road
Dirty Martini
Stranger Than Fiction
On Your Radio
Solo (So Low)
The Uptown Train
Chinatown/Caravan (Duke Ellington cover)
Scary Monsters (David Bowie cover)
It's Different For Girls
Good Bad Boy
You Can't Get What You Want
One More Time
A Place In The Rain?
encore:
Is She Really Going Out With Him?
A Slow Song
Joe Jackson starts his Australian tour on Monday. Dates are:
Monday May 19 Twin Towns, Tweed Head
Tuesday May 20 Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Thursday May 22 State Theatre, Sydney
Friday May 23 State Theatre, Sydney
Tuesday May 27 Palais Theatre, Melbourne
Friday May 30 Riverside Theatre, Perth Convention
