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There’s a very realistic chance that “Jet Boy, Jet Girl” is the greatest song that should have been written by The Ramones. It’s a Brill Building anthem doped up on amphetamines and prone to violence. There’s talk about getting blowjobs, hitting ex-lovers in the head until they die, and dancing to glitter rock. The song has been covered by numerous bands, and has a French version made famous by National Lampoon’s European Vacation.
Wikipedia explains:
“Jet Boy, Jet Girl” has the same backing track as the original Plastic Bertrand’s/Lou Deprijck ”Ça Plane Pour Moi”. A few months before “Ca plane pour moi” was recorded, the record firm used the same masters with the same musicians to edit “Jet Boy, Jet Girl”. Alan Ward recorded his adaption in English. Yvan Lacomblez had written the lyrics in French.
I’m not here to decide what the better version of the song is, but I will say that the introduction to this Elton Motello performance is possibly the sweetest thing ever.
Jason Diamond is a writer and editor who lives in New York City. He's the founder of Vol. 1 Brooklyn, current New York Deputy Editor of Flavorpill, and the former editor of Jewcy.com. His writing has been published by The New York Times, The Paris Review, Vice, NPR.org, the A.V. Club, Tablet, The Rumpus, Thought Catalog, Impose, Miami New Times, Capital New York, and the Chicago Tribune. He’s currently at work on a book. He thinks it’s going to be awesome, and hopes that the book buying public does also.
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