Fifty Dollar Love Affair

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Joe Jackson

Joe Jackson (born David Ian Jackson, 11 August 1954) is an English musician and singer-songwriter now living in Berlin, whose five Grammy Award nominations span from 1979 to 2001. He is probably best known for the 1979 hit song and first single "Is She Really Going Out with Him?", which still gets extensive US FM radio airplay; for his 1982 hit, "Steppin' Out"; and for his 1984 success with "You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)". He was popular for his pop/rock and New Wave music early on before moving to more eclectic, though less commercially successful, pop/jazz/classical hybrids. more »

Year:

1986

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Oh the romance of these harbour towns
Lights that shimmer on canals
And in the bottom of your glass
The air buzzing with foreign tongues

And the occasional cries
Of sailors, tramps and rock 'n' rollers . . .
(Hey babe you look so hot tonight
Hey come over here I'll treat you right)

'Cause . . .
A man's a man all right
Just like any other man
He'll search the town tonight

For a fifty dollar love affair
And another taste of cheap delight
Street food sizzling outside
Washed down with the local poison

These back alleys with their pinkish lights
And the occasional cries
Of smugglers, bums and credit card holders . . .
(Hey babe I feel so good tonight

I got shore leave and I sure ain't leavin' here till I prove that . . .)
A man's a man all right
Just like any other man
He'll search the town tonight
For a fifty dollar love affair

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