Jet Boy
| "Jet Boy" | ||||
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| Single by New York Dolls | ||||
| from the album New York Dolls | ||||
| B-side | Vietnamese Baby | |||
| Released | 1973 | |||
| Format | vinyl record (7") | |||
| Genre | Glam rock[1] | |||
| Length | 4:40 | |||
| Label | Mercury Records | |||
| Writer(s) | David Johansen and Johnny Thunders | |||
| Producer(s) | Todd Rundgren | |||
| New York Dolls singles chronology | ||||
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"Jet Boy" is the closing track and second 7" single from the New York Dolls' self titled debut album. It was written by Dolls lead singer David Johansen and guitarist Johnny Thunders.
The lyrics are simply about a jet boy who stole his baby.[2] There is little explanation as to what a jet boy is other than to say that he flies around New York City. Tony Glover of Rolling Stone Magazine described the song as "Marvel Comics meets the Lower East Side."[3]
The New York Dolls famously performed "Jet Boy" on The Old Grey Whistle Test on 27 November 1973. After their performance, "Whispering" Bob Harris, host of the program, referred to the performance as "Mock rock."[4]
"Jet Boy" b/w "Babylon" and "Who Are the Mystery Girls" (both from Too Much Too Soon) were released by Mercury Records in the UK in 1977.
References
- ↑ Fletcher, Tony (2009). All Hopped Up and Ready to Go: Music from the Streets of New York 1927–77. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 319. ISBN 039333483X.
...the addition of piano and backing vocals helping turn such songs as 'Personality Crisis,' 'Jet Boy,' and 'Trash' into instant glitter rock anthems.
- ↑ David Johansen and Johnny Thunders. "Jet Boy". MetroLyrics.com. Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
- ↑ Tony Glover (September 13, 1973). "New York Dolls (Review)". Rolling Stone.
- ↑ Stevie Chick (13 June 2011). "The New York Dolls play 'mock rock' on British TV". The Guardian.
External links
- New York Dolls performing "Jet Boy" on The Old Grey Whistle Test on YouTube
- New York Dolls Official website
- Jet Boy on Facebook