When I was very young I first heard the song “Steppin’ Out” by Joe Jackson, probably in my mom’s station wagon on KVKI. I loved the song. It was the second song in my life that really resonated with me. It was the melody. Plus, I’ve always been a fool for good piano playing.
Still, when this song pops up on my iPod or on SiriusXM, I fall in love all over again. I’m usually in the car and the lyric “get into your car and drive to the other side” gets me. But the stanza I most identify with now is:
We
Are young but getting old before our time
We’ll leave the T.V. and the radio behind
Don’t you wonder what we’ll find
Steppin’ out tonight
The “we”is a stretched out note that’s great. Each stanza starts similarly. Like the next one:
You
Can dress in pink and blue just like a child
And in a yellow taxi turn to me and smile
We’ll be there in just a while
If you follow me
Love that color imagery. That’s good stuff. I heard it the other day. Joe Jackson could have been another Elvis Costello. He had talent. He didn’t have a “look.” Elvis had the whole package though. Here’s “Steppin’ Out.”
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