JOE JACKSON CHART TOPPING & GIRL WATCHING

The hands spell nerves: balled into fists and rammed into the pockets of the pinstripe jacket. The elbows jerk and the knees twitch, the face is contorted into a frown of concentration; Joe Jackson is making sure the set starts off right.

Around and behind him, his band rampage through "One More Time" with the fierce economy that characterizes Jackson's music; a lesson learned from reggae and Dr. Feelgood, everything taut and mobile.