The band's debut single, "Boxerbeat", found success in Britain, peaking at number 3 in the UK Singles Chart. Their next hit "Just Got Lucky" also sold 250,000 copies and made the UK Top 10 and U.S. Top 40.
Subsequent singles, "Johnny Friendly" and "Jealous Love" did less well. JoBoxers' debut album, Like Gangbusters, reached the Top 20 of the UK Albums Chart.
The band released another single "Is This Really The First Time" and a second album Skin and Bone in 1985, but then split up, with McLusky joining Marche and Paul Wells in the indie-dance band called If? and Bostock joining Dave Stewart's post-Eurythmics group Dave Stewart & The Spiritual Cowboys.
"Just Got Lucky" was featured heavily in the films: The 40-Year-Old Virgin, starring Steve Carell and "Just My Luck" starring Lindsay Lohan.
Discography
Like Gangbusters (RCA, 1983)
Skin and Bone (RCA, 1985)
Essential Boxerbeat (BMG, 1996)
Doing The Boxerbeat - The Anthology (Sanctuary, 2003)
Essential Boxerbeat (new edition, Sony BMG, 2006)
Just Got Lucky
Joboxers Lyrics
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My heart knows of the beat I seek
And I found it (just got lucky)
Oh yes I found it (just got lucky)
I never worry that your love is fake
I'm feeling easy and I'm feeling ???
Cause I found it (just got lucky)
And I never felt this way before
Like a dog always begging for more
I've been fooled by love so many times
I gave up on love and silly rhymes
Got my feelings always on my heart
Locked doors, the key was cut, it was a fake
Now I'm such a very lucky girl
Gang way, ????
(gotta hear me say) Got the answer and it's plain to see
(gotta hear me say) I'm for you and you're for me
I feel a quiver that I never miss
The sky's the limit with a friend like this
And I found it (just got lucky)
Together we found it (just got lucky)
And I never felt this way before
Like a dog always begging for more
I've been fooled by love so many times
I gave up on love and silly rhymes
Got my feelings always on my heart
Locked doors, the key was cut, it was a fake
Now I'm such a very lucky girl
Gang way, ????
Gotta hear me say
Gotta hear me say
Gotta hear me say
Just got lucky
Just got lucky
Just got lucky
The lyrics of Joboxers' "Just Got Lucky" express an overwhelming feeling of joy and relief after years of heartbreak and disappointment. The singer reveals that he has found a love that makes him feel complete and alive, one that he had given up on finding. He describes the newfound love as a force that makes him "weak" and provides the "beat" his heart has been searching for, stating that he is "feeling easy" and is without worry that the love is fake. He calls himself "such a very lucky girl" and expresses that "together we found it," indicating that this love is mutual and was something they both discovered together.
The chorus repeats the phrase "just got lucky" to emphasize the singer's gratitude and astonishment at finding this kind of love. He describes the feeling as similar to being a "dog always begging for more," indicating that even though he has been hurt by love in the past, this experience has surpassed any other previous relationship. The second verse follows a similar theme of heartbreak and being fooled by love, but the singer reveals that he has now found the key to his heart and that it was worth the wait.
Overall, the lyrics of "Just Got Lucky" are about finding love and expressing gratitude for it after a long period of hurt and disappointment. It is a song about the deep connection that can be formed between two people and the feeling of completeness and joy that comes with it.
Line by Line Meaning
You're the thing that makes me weak
You have a power over me that weakens me.
My heart knows of the beat I seek
My heart desires a certain beat and it recognizes that beat in you.
And I found it (just got lucky)
I found the beat I was seeking in you by chance.
Oh yes I found it (just got lucky)
And yes, I found the beat I was seeking in you by chance.
I never worry that your love is fake
I never fear that your love for me is insincere.
I'm feeling easy and I'm feeling ???
I'm feeling at ease and content in our relationship.
Before I found it (just got lucky)
Before I stumbled upon the beat I was seeking in you.
And I never felt this way before
I've never experienced this feeling before.
Like a dog always begging for more
I'm always desiring more of this feeling, like a dog begging for more.
I've been fooled by love so many times
I've been deceived by love numerous times.
I gave up on love and silly rhymes
I lost hope in love and the romantic cliches.
Got my feelings always on my heart
I openly express my emotions.
Locked doors, the key was cut, it was a fake
My heart was closed off, and the key to unlocking it was a fake.
Now I'm such a very lucky girl
Now I'm very fortunate to have you in my life.
Gotta hear me say
You have to hear me say this.
Got the answer and it's plain to see
I have the answer, and it's evident.
I'm for you and you're for me
I support you, and you support me.
I feel a quiver that I never miss
I feel a physical vibration that I never fail to notice.
The sky's the limit with a friend like this
With a friend like you, anything is possible.
Together we found it (just got lucky)
Together, we came across the beat I was seeking by chance.
Just got lucky
We stumbled upon this by chance, just got lucky.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DON ROBEY
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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You're the thing that makes me weak
My heart knows of the beat I seek
And I found it (just got lucky)
Oh yes I found it (just got lucky)
I never worry that your love is fake
I'm feeling easy and I'm feeling ???
Cause I found it (just got lucky)
Before I found it (just got lucky)
And I never felt this way before
Like a dog always begging for more
I've been fooled by love so many times
I gave up on love and silly rhymes
Got my feelings always on my heart
Locked doors, the key was cut, it was a fake
Now I'm such a very lucky girl
Gang way, ????
Got the answer and it's plain to see
(gotta hear me say) I'm for you and you're for me
I feel a quiver that I never miss
The sky's the limit with a friend like this
And I found it (just got lucky)
Together we found it (just got lucky)
And I never felt this way before
Like a dog always begging for more
I've been fooled by love so many times
I gave up on love and silly rhymes
Got my feelings always on my heart
Locked doors, the key was cut, it was a fake
Now I'm such a very lucky girl
Gang way, ????
Gotta hear me say
Gotta hear me say
Gotta hear me say
Just got lucky
Just got lucky
Just got lucky
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Don Robey
Just Got Lucky lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Lupe Arenas
It's 2022, and still listening to this fun, upbeat treasure of a song!
1881Gordon
100% correct Lupe 😀
Jason
This song reminds me of the opening of the movie 'Just my Luck'
kyle terrell
@Jason I love that movie. And I don't remember it being in the movie. Guess I gotta rewatch it
Carmel Therese
🙌
Michael Baca
Lupe! Let's get married!
Peter Mariner
One of THE most under-appreciated tracks from the era in my humble opinion. It still sounds so fresh and upbeat. I still love it.
KawiRocket 88
I was 13 when it was released and what a great time to be alive.
Little Bits
Wasn’t it such good times? 😢😊
Tom Hirschfeld
Now, in Germany they were run in TV & Radio,
Got the vinyl from this great days ;))
One of my everytime fav`s !! ;))