I'm an Individual

"I'm an Individual"
Single by Mark "Jacko" Jackson
Released 1985
Mark "Jacko" Jackson singles chronology
I'm an Individual
(1985)
Me Brain Hurts
(1985)

"I'm an Individual" is a novelty song released by former Australian football player Mark "Jacko" Jackson in 1985.[1] Described as "a shouty rap", it reached #3 on the Australian popular music charts.[1][2]

A follow-up single by Jackson, "Me Brain Hurts", was also released but did not achieve the same success.[2]

Fellow Australian football full-forward Warwick Capper is reputed to have recorded the single "I Only Take What's Mine" as a result of the success of "I'm an Individual".[2][3] The music video for "I Only Take What's Mine" includes footage of Capper throwing darts at a picture of Jackson.[2]

The song was featured in the 2012 play Barassi: The Stage Show.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Kloer, Phil (15 March 1988). "High-powered Jacko Bellows For Notice: 'Oi!'". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Jackson, Russell (28 May 2013). "The Joy of Six: when Aussie Rules footballers sing". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  3. Adams, Cameron (2 January 2009). "Vote on your worst ever Australian song". Herald Sun. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  4. Woodhead, Cameron (28 September 2012). "Heartfelt tribute to AFL's larger-than-life mustachioed hero". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 20 September 2013.


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