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Jet Boy, Jet Girl
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Wikipedia article
"'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.
Composition
"Jet Boy, Jet Girl" has the same backing track as Plastic Bertrand/Lou Deprijck's "a plane pour moi". A few months before the vocals for "a plane pour moi" were recorded, the record firm used the same backing track with the same musicians to release "Jet Boy, Jet Girl". Alan Ward recorded his song in English.
United States censorship
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.
Charts
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 The Damned, FIDLAR,
Captain Sensible & the Softies, Chron Gen, the Bamboo Kids, the pUKEs, Manic Hispanic, 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.
References
Category:1977 debut singles
Category:LGBT-related songs
Category:1977 songs
Category:EMI Records singles
Category:Captain Sensible songs
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