You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want) (track)
by Joe Jackson
Year: 1984
From the album Body And Soul (track #4)
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You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want) appears on the following album(s) by Joe Jackson:
- This Is It! (The A&M Years 1979-1989) (track #26) (compilation) (1997)
- Body And Soul (track #4) (this album) (1984)
- Summer In The City: Live In New York (track #12) (2000)
- The Collection (track #15) (compilation) (2001)
- Greatest Hits (track #12) (compilation) (1996)
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection - The Best Of Joe Jackson (track #8) (compilation) (2001)
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| ! | 12/06/2025 02:19 | matterhornrider | 23,123 | 86/100 |
| ! | 11/15/2025 16:20 | platus | 32,788 | 76/100 |
| ! | 09/12/2025 13:56 | slimharpo | 8,416 | 76/100 |
| ! | 08/15/2024 09:14 | Johnnyo | 45,150 | 80/100 |
| ! | 11/13/2023 22:38 | DaaN | 5,275 | 74/100 |
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Fischman 04/01/2019 01:15 | #234311
Easily one of the coolest songs ever put out. It has such a catchy groove, cool instrumentation, and one of Joe's best ever vocal deliveries. An essential element of any playlist of the era or genre.
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