44 ARE YOU GONNA BE MY GIRL

Jet

It slipped by almost unnoticed when it first came along, as the first single from Jet’s 2003 debut album Get Born. So it’s curious that gloriously retro barnstormer Are You Gonna Be My Girl managed to feel oddly zeitgeist-y upon its re-release the following year in the UK, where it made the Top 20. By then the Aussie rockers had picked up some heavyweight exposure [see panel, left] and enjoyed the kind of easy, widespread popularity rarely generated by classic rock singles. Kids and grownups alike sang the charismatically rakish lyrics at gigs, and learned the sprightly Who-come-Faces guitar part at home. Living proof of the old adage that simple is often best. PG From: Get Born, 2003