Jet Boy, Jet Girl
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"Jet Boy Jet Girl" | ||||
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Single by Elton Motello | ||||
from the album Victim of Time | ||||
A-side | "Pogo Pogo" | |||
Released | October 1977 | |||
Genre | Punk rock, pop punk | |||
Label | EMI-Bovema/NEGRAM, Lightnin, Vogue; Edge | |||
Songwriter(s) | Alan Ward | |||
Producer(s) | Alan Ward | |||
Elton Motello singles chronology | ||||
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"Jet Boy, Jet Girl" is a song by Elton Motello about a 15-year-old boy's sexual relationship with an older man, who then rejects him for a girl.[citation needed]
Composition
"Jet Boy, Jet Girl" has the same backing track as Plastic Bertrand/Lou Deprijck's "Ça plane pour moi". A few months before the vocals for "Ça plane pour moi" were recorded, the record firm used the same backing track with the same musicians to release "Jet Boy, Jet Girl".[1] Alan Ward recorded his song in English.[citation needed]
Lyrics and controversy
In 1989, the American Federal Communications Commission (FCC), acting on a complaint from activist Jack Thompson fined radio station WIOD $10,000 for allowing talk host Neil Rogers to play the song. Thompson considered the song obscene and the FCC agreed with him.[2]
Personnel
- Elton Motello
- Alan Ward/Alan Timms – vocals
- Jet Staxx/Mike Butcher – guitar
- John Valke – bass
- Bob Dartch – drums
Cover versions
The song has been covered by numerous bands, including Captain Sensible & the Softies, Chron Gen, the Bamboo Kids, the pUKEs, and Crocodiles. The New York City female punk rock band The Breaking Sounds covers the song as well the lyrics being sung in both Finnish and English. The original version received renewed attention when it was included on John Waters' 2007 compilation CD A Date with John Waters. Canadian recording artist and drag queen Mina Mercury also recorded the song in 2019.
See also
References
- ^ "Interview: Alan Ward and Mike Butcher". Attacking the Beat. March 2, 2009.
- ^ "FCC Record, Volume 6, No. 13 Pages 3571 to 4108, June 17 - June 28, 1991". University of North Texas Digital Library. Retrieved 2015-10-16.