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Joan Jett - Do You Wanna Touch Me

Music Video
ArtistJoan Jett
SongDo You Wanna Touch Me
DirectorDavid Mallet
IntroNo
OutroNo
Sound MixStereo
Technical Specificationscolour - format unknown

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Synopsis

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts perform the song with direct, confrontational energy, while the video cuts between stage footage and playful scenes at the beach. Jett appears in a leather coat and dramatically reveals a bikini, turning the song's sexual invitation into a teasing challenge. A contrasting appearance by a muscular male weightlifter adds to the video's cheeky reversal of conventional rock imagery. The result is a brash, irreverent performance that presents Jett as both the performer and the person in control of the gaze.

Factoids & Trivia

  • The video was released in 1982, following the major success of "I Love Rock 'n' Roll."
  • Joan Jett's recording is a cover of Gary Glitter's 1973 glam-rock song, written by Glitter and Mike Leander.
  • The track appeared on Jett's debut solo album, *Bad Reputation*, and reached No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100.
  • The beach sequences and the weightlifter imagery create a deliberate contrast with the traditional pin-up presentation of female sexuality.
  • Jett's coat-opening gesture is played less as passive seduction than as a dare. She presents herself directly to the viewer while retaining control of the encounter.
  • The video's blend of hard-rock performance, beach comedy, and sexual provocation helped establish the outspoken, self-possessed image associated with Jett in the early 1980s.

Lyrics

I Hate Myself For Loving You
Joan Jett

Midnight, gettin' uptight. Where are you?
You said you'd meet me, now it's quarter to two
I know I'm hangin' but I'm still wantin' you.

Hey, Jack, It's a fact they're talkin' in town.
I turn my back and you're messin' around.
I'm not really jealous, don't like lookin' like a clown.

I think of you ev'ry night and day.
You took my heart, then you took my pride away.
...
© Joan Jett - Do You Wanna Touch Me. This is an excerpt, provided as citation under fair-use.
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