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Joe Jackson — Oh Well

Album: Laughter and Lust
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6.5

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Total ratings: 154

Released: 1991
Length: 2:28
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I can't help about the shape I'm in
I can't sing, I ain't pretty and my legs are thin
But don't ask me what I think of you
I might not give the answer that you want me to

Oh well

And when I talk to God I know he'll understand
He says, "Stick by me, I'll be your guiding hand
But don't ask me what I think of you
I might not give the answer that you want me to"

Oh well

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GOOD TUNE!! I never heard it before. That is why we come here. Thanx RP!

Posted 1 year ago by joejennings [ Reply ]

AliGator wrote:

I love Joe Jackson. This the first time I've heard this. Where the hell have I been?

Just what I thought. The only trouble is that it's too short as I found it by hitting the PSD button when Bat For Lashes battered my ears, and now she's back, wailing away like a banshee on a reality show.....

Posted 11 years ago by hobiejoe [ Reply ]

I love Joe Jackson. This the first time I've heard this. Where the hell have I been?

Posted 15 years ago by AliGator [ Reply ]

just another cover... very original not

Posted 15 years ago by gumby [ Reply ]

Good Version!

Posted 15 years ago by Shesdifferent [ Reply ]

And still good for 2008. keller1 wrote:

December 6 update: What he said.

Posted 16 years ago by xkolibuul [ Reply ]

rtkmusic wrote:

I am enjoying Joe's aggressiveness here. It's not going to outshine the original, but has a few more balls than that tepid Kottke version. And the segue into Pipeline: very nice!!

December 6 update: What he said.

Posted 16 years ago by keller1 [ Reply ]

It's like Law & Order gone hard core! Shweet...

Posted 16 years ago by kindermanltd [ Reply ]

What about Alvin Lee!?!?!! Smokin' hot version!

Posted 16 years ago by liser [ Reply ]

I am enjoying Joe's aggressiveness here. It's not going to outshine the original, but has a few more balls than that tepid Kottke version. And the segue into Pipeline: very nice!!

Posted 16 years ago by rtkmusic [ Reply ]

King_Balt wrote:

best version of this - hands down. Joe is the man.

Joe's show at the Recher Theater in Towson is in the top 5 of my favorite concerts. As someone who grew up in Towson - when he played Hometown I nearly lost it.

Posted 16 years ago by sine-quinn-non [ Reply ]

Walrus_Gumbo wrote:

This is a nice cover but it won't replace Peter Green/Fleetwood Mac's original version.

Indeed!! It loses points from the start for the cheesy keyboard sound doing the main riff.

Posted 16 years ago by DoctorHooey [ Reply ]

I think either Bill or Rebecca likes to collect versions of Oh Well like baseball cards . . . I like a lot of Joe Jackson's stuff, and have always loved Oh Well for the guitar riff and the lyrics. Not my favorite version, but I give Joe a seven for a good effort and a good choice of cover.

Posted 16 years ago by Spot_69 [ Reply ]

Way cooler than the horrid Leo Kotke version Why Leo?Why?

Posted 16 years ago by bokey [ Reply ]

Joe Jackson is the man. Great cover of a cool tune.

Posted 16 years ago by raggamuffin [ Reply ]

King_Balt wrote:

best version of this - hands down. Joe is the man.

This is a nice cover but it won't replace Peter Green/Fleetwood Mac's original version.

Posted 16 years ago by Walrus_Gumbo [ Reply ]

Oh well, he can't sing, isn't pretty, and his legs are thin. And we didn't ask his opinion of us, either!

Posted 16 years ago by dionysius [ Reply ]

Ditto.

Posted 16 years ago by bullitt [ Reply ]

rcurrier wrote:

I like Joe Jackson. I like Oh Well. But the product of their unnatural union is stillborn, I'm afraid.

I couldn't have said it any better. Please make this stop. otoh, Jimmy Page/Black Crowes covered it nicely, and I've heard bootlegs of Tom Petty's cover during his recent tour.

Posted 16 years ago by gopre [ Reply ]

best version of this - hands down. Joe is the man.

Posted 16 years ago by King_Balt [ Reply ]

Ripping segue to Pipeline in the end. =)

Posted 17 years ago by Frater_Kork [ Reply ]

This was the first version of this song I ever heard. Love it!

Posted 17 years ago by queenjill [ Reply ]

vandal wrote:

Great artist wasting his time on a decent cover of a time worn classic rock lodestone. . .

Just started to write the same thing except this isn't really even a decent cover.

Posted 17 years ago by eskles [ Reply ]

sharkartist wrote:

I see the other complaints below concerning Joe doing covers. Personally, I think this rocks. Joe always pays homage to some favorite artist of his and covers a song whenever he's in concert. I always look forward to this part of the show as it gives a glimpse into Joe's interests and tastes. To me he's one of the greatest musicians working today.

What he/she said. What's interesting about this particular segment, re the complaint about too many versions of "Congo Square", is that RP also plays both the Fleetwood Mac and Leo Kottke/Mike Gordon versions of "Oh, Well" as well as Junior Brown's version (in his "Surf Medley") of "Pipeline", but not The Chantays' (not The Ventures--sorry, Bill) original. For my money, you could play Joe Jackson all the time without wearing out your ears--well, at least not for the first run through...

Posted 17 years ago by WonderLizard [ Reply ]

bluematrix wrote:

because...listen carefully here...THIS ROCKS!!! holy frijoles, jumpin joe sounds mighty fine here.

Boy howdy! I hadn't heard Joe's cover before, and this is a fave song. Leo Kottke's cover is also great. (and Bill's segue into SRV's 'Pipeline' was superb)

Posted 17 years ago by 87C751 [ Reply ]

The transition into Pipeline rocks as well.

Posted 17 years ago by g-rod [ Reply ]

Steve wrote:

And why are we listening to Joe doing covers instead of his hundreds of other fine originals?

because...listen carefully here...THIS ROCKS!!! holy frijoles, jumpin joe sounds mighty fine here.

Posted 17 years ago by bluematrix [ Reply ]

We are listening to this because of the ripping bass line. It rocks.

Posted 17 years ago by Daniel_Pittenger [ Reply ]

Gregorama wrote:

Laughter and Lust is one of his best works, IMHO. Thanks to whomever uploaded this. Nothing better than a cover that pays sincere homage to the original.

Couldn't agree more! An unfairly overlooked gem.

Posted 17 years ago by suddenchad [ Reply ]

Posted 17 years ago by sharkartist [ Reply ]

apd wrote:

again, why are we listening to this when we could be listening to the Peter Green version?

And why are we listening to Joe doing covers instead of his hundreds of other fine originals?

Posted 17 years ago by Steve [ Reply ]

again, why are we listening to this when we could be listening to the Peter Green version?

Posted 17 years ago by apd [ Reply ]

Excellent version-love the percussions in the background

Posted 17 years ago by Al_Koholic [ Reply ]

I dunno. So far, no.

Posted 17 years ago by zipper [ Reply ]

Definitely like this version.

Posted 17 years ago by AlienRelic [ Reply ]

I like Joe Jackson. I like Oh Well. But the product of their unnatural union is stillborn, I'm afraid.

Posted 17 years ago by rcurrier [ Reply ]

Laughter and Lust is one of his best works, IMHO. Thanks to whomever uploaded this. Nothing better than a cover that pays sincere homage to the original.

Posted 17 years ago by Gregorama [ Reply ]

Whoa...I think I'd rather hear Kottke's terrible voice over the WAY better musical background. I can't give this higher than a 2, because it sounds like a record pressed in cheese.

Posted 17 years ago by ploafmaster [ Reply ]

bery bery interesting

Posted 17 years ago by okobojicat [ Reply ]

Vastly better than Kottke's aberration.

Posted 17 years ago by Hannio [ Reply ]

"I can't sing, I ain't pretty and my legs are thin..." fairly accurate statement, joe, my boy... but a cool version, though...powerful - way better than leo kottke's!!