Joe Jackson’s “ode” to NYC in the early 80s. The weekend ritual in the city was after the bars/clubs close (4am) a trip to Chinatown for food with friends was very popular. I love the eerie monotony of the track. It’s a song that could easily have lived in the Jumpin Jive album.
Thanks, JP! Not one of my favorite tracks, but this is a great album. Jackson continues to make great music even to this day. I'd love to see your reaction to 'The Blue Time' from 2015's 'Fast Forward' album or 'Strange Land' from 2019; both of them are beautiful. Jackson's voice is remarkably unchanged from when 'Night and Day' was recorded.
0:09 Have you gone to Dong A on Mills? They have a great selection of Asian groceries . We go there a few times a month. Fun fact about this album, the bass guitar was the only guitar used in the recording of the album. No regular guitar.
Love this album , C.D. s we're invented for albums like this . Just turn it on and let it play . Genius , anybody who can write a song about Cancer , and make it a dance number . GENIUS ❗
Where is Chinatown in Orlando? Lived there from '89 to '98 and can't recall it and probably would have gone there repeatedly for the food and culture although I worked constantly while living there.
@RogerAbbot-mq9ol oh, ok! I used to go to a Peaches pecord store down that way and a Barnes and Noble, but didn't frequent that area too much. This was in the '90s. There was a good homemade bagel shop though although I think that was nearer the main library which I also used to frequent. It's been a while.
This feels like an interlude between two songs - others have commented about the NYC downtown scene that rings true. He is walking us through the downtown area in 1980. Crazy to think that when he made this record I'd never dreamed I'd be living in NYC in 1989. I worked in nightclubs in NYC at age 20 in late 89 through 2000. This does capture the moodiness of the city at night (think the movie After Hours). At 4 am we'd all get off work and head for 24 hr diners and after hours speakeasies. The whole city became a different world at night. I agree it goes on too long and it's definitely not my fav track on this record, but the album itself is really good. As I said before I prefere side two a little more. ;)
Not too keen on this song, although I do generally enjoy the music of Joe Jackson. Perhaps the Thin Lizzy song with the same title might appeal more, Justin!
I think the opening sound of doom is accurate in the empty streets non chinatown border. Its just crap. Crappier than the streets in After Hours. Those streets are how apts went for $200. Its actually still crap just bedazzled with unaffordable condos so the unattainability becomes its own thing like being withholding. Uch. Bleurgh.
@@paulcollins5586 another commenter pointed out that this was probably meant to sound bleary eyed and ragged after the clubs had closed so that would be why the song follows Another World in the track listing. That was the hint by JP at the end of this video.
Is he really going to move from spanish harlem to chinatown? When? 3am? Who is open? WO Hop? Is he going in a cab? Because if he was walking around west bway and canal or bowery and houston with dead retail In 1982, that was like not even afghanistan. More like turkestan. Obviously, i was very disappointed by this song when i first heard it. What a let down! But chinatown doesnt DESERVE a song by joe jackson so now im ok with this song that sounds more like the prequel to isfahan and all his other shout outs to arabia.
I love the NYC atmosphere of this song and have never found it boring. Its air of uneasiness keeps it interesting for me I guess.
Joe Jackson’s “ode” to NYC in the early 80s. The weekend ritual in the city was after the bars/clubs close (4am) a trip to Chinatown for food with friends was very popular. I love the eerie monotony of the track. It’s a song that could easily have lived in the Jumpin Jive album.
Ohh. Maybe he sounds like what he would sound like at 4am in the 1980s. Thats why he cant find chinatown. Too much sushi and champagne. Ewww.
London was similar
Great stuff great album love you
Thanks, JP! Not one of my favorite tracks, but this is a great album. Jackson continues to make great music even to this day. I'd love to see your reaction to 'The Blue Time' from 2015's 'Fast Forward' album or 'Strange Land' from 2019; both of them are beautiful. Jackson's voice is remarkably unchanged from when 'Night and Day' was recorded.
Fast Forward is such a good album, might be my favourite of his
0:09 Have you gone to Dong A on Mills? They have a great selection of Asian groceries . We go there a few times a month. Fun fact about this album, the bass guitar was the only guitar used in the recording of the album. No regular guitar.
Mix of latin rhythms and oriental harmony. Genius.
Joe's first 2 albums are legendary. "I'm the Man" is one of my all-time favorites.
Love this album , C.D. s we're invented for albums like this . Just turn it on and let it play . Genius , anybody who can write a song about Cancer , and make it a dance number . GENIUS ❗
I saw him do this song in Sydney at a venue across the road from Chinatown . It wasn’t too hard to find ha ha .
Where is Chinatown in Orlando? Lived there from '89 to '98 and can't recall it and probably would have gone there repeatedly for the food and culture although I worked constantly while living there.
It's in the area of Colonial and Mills. More Vietnamese than Chinese. Good Pho restaurants and Asian grocery stores.
@RogerAbbot-mq9ol oh, ok! I used to go to a Peaches pecord store down that way and a Barnes and Noble, but didn't frequent that area too much. This was in the '90s. There was a good homemade bagel shop though although I think that was nearer the main library which I also used to frequent. It's been a while.
This feels like an interlude between two songs - others have commented about the NYC downtown scene that rings true. He is walking us through the downtown area in 1980. Crazy to think that when he made this record I'd never dreamed I'd be living in NYC in 1989. I worked in nightclubs in NYC at age 20 in late 89 through 2000. This does capture the moodiness of the city at night (think the movie After Hours). At 4 am we'd all get off work and head for 24 hr diners and after hours speakeasies. The whole city became a different world at night. I agree it goes on too long and it's definitely not my fav track on this record, but the album itself is really good. As I said before I prefere side two a little more. ;)
I thought you were going to queue up the part of "one week" where they are singing about Chinese chicken,
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There are great songs on this album. Maybe listen to those?
Pretty sure he's going through the album track by track. Your favorites will be along at some point.
Werewolves of London - "Gonna get a big dish of beef chow mein."
Not too keen on this song, although I do generally enjoy the music of Joe Jackson. Perhaps the Thin Lizzy song with the same title might appeal more, Justin!
Weakest song on an otherwise superb album.
I'd definitely say so :)
Annoying out of tune vocal, cheesy rhythm, appalling lyrics. Make it stop.
I agree, Paul. It's a weak song on this album, and you and Justin are right - Joe's vocals grate here.
I think the opening sound of doom is accurate in the empty streets non chinatown border. Its just crap. Crappier than the streets in After Hours. Those streets are how apts went for $200. Its actually still crap just bedazzled with unaffordable condos so the unattainability becomes its own thing like being withholding. Uch. Bleurgh.
I guess some cabbie was ripping him off by driving around the dead parts.
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@@paulcollins5586 another commenter pointed out that this was probably meant to sound bleary eyed and ragged after the clubs had closed so that would be why the song follows Another World in the track listing. That was the hint by JP at the end of this video.
Is he really going to move from spanish harlem to chinatown? When? 3am? Who is open? WO Hop? Is he going in a cab? Because if he was walking around west bway and canal or bowery and houston with dead retail In 1982, that was like not even afghanistan. More like turkestan. Obviously, i was very disappointed by this song when i first heard it. What a let down! But chinatown doesnt DESERVE a song by joe jackson so now im ok with this song that sounds more like the prequel to isfahan and all his other shout outs to arabia.