Take your mind back – I don't know when Sometime when it always seemed to be just us and them Girls that wore pink and boys … Copyright: Writer(s): Joe Jackson Lyrics Terms of Use. Then if you're tall and handsome and strong It's all about the way stereotypes have reversed, turned upside down and become meaningless. Girls that wore pink and boys that wore blue to be just us and them A music video was filmed to promote the single, directed by Steve Barron. and you just drag your feet, Man makes a gun - Man goes to war Joe Jackson was observing that even back in 1982 society was destroying traditional notions about what it means to be a "real man", and I appreciate his anger at the situation. and man can take a whore 89 in the UK and No. It was written by Jackson, and produced by Jackson and David Kershenbaum. So don't call me a faggot Lyrics to 'Real Men' by Joe Jackson. [11] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic described the song as "haunting" in a retrospective review of Night and Day. 'Cause there's women running past you now [7] Mike Day of The Age considered "Real Men" to be a "superbly grandiose creation" with "Phil Spector-style piano", a "wailing vocal chorus that is vintage Springsteen", "echoing drums" and lyrics that "cut a swathe through male chauvinism". [5], Jackson has described "Real Men" as being about the "age old battle of the sexes". "[10], In 2015, Kevin Wuench of Tampa Bay Times said of the song's lyrical message: ""Real Men" is not so much pro-gay song but more an open-ended song that asks the listener to make their own definition of what makes a real man". Blow-wave in the hair [3][4] A music video was filmed to promote the single, directed by Steve Barron. 'Cause we think it's getting better All the gays are macho Intelligent, forward thinking, in the sexual arena, is being done by women. Is he cultural and clean 89 in the UK and No. You can wear the uniform and I could play along, Time to get scared - time to change plan Joe Jackson leaves that up to you", "Kent Music Report No 445 – 3 January 1983 > National Top 100 Singles for 1982", Stepping Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson, You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Real_Men_(song)&oldid=980361673, Song recordings produced by David Kershenbaum, Pages using infobox song with unknown parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 26 September 2020, at 03:16. Don't know how to treat a lady but nobody's really sure, And so it goes - go round again Is he rough or is he rugged "Real Men" reached No. than me and you, What's a man now - what's a man mean It was written by Jackson, and produced by Jackson and David Kershenbaum. Boys that always grew up better men [2] "Real Men" reached No. Real Men Knit by Kwana Jackson Contemporary romance. 6 in Australia. Kill all the blacks - kill all the reds Time to admit - what you call defeat [2], "Joe Jackson - Real Men / Chinatown - A&M - UK - AMS 8231", "Night and Day - Joe Jackson | Songs, Reviews, Credits", "Joe Jackson UK Singles Chart History (from ukmix.org)", "Joe Jackson: Night And Day : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone", "What is 'Real Men' about?