Pop hit from 1981 at a time when I shouldn't have liked stuff like this but ...what can I say? I have a soft spot for pop singles. And this was a great one. And there was always the video of Kim Wilde. Of course Blondie was amazing and all that but sometimes we pined for an English rose to come along and brighten up our Sunday night's viewing of Countdown. And Kim sure had that sultry English look down pat. Countdown had some spectacular rubbish on it so video tracks like this one were gifts from pop heaven.
Plus of course it was a terrific song. Even though it's been a bit overdone this century for anybody who as kids and ends up watching the Disney Channel or Meet The Robinsons. And I can tick both of those.
It starts out all new wave and electronic. Even reminiscent of Ultravox. And despite the daft chorus it grabs you on first listen. Even she wasn't an American! Or was I missing something in the lyrics?
Anyway big in 81. And one of those big hits that came back at Barbarellas in 86 and the Lizard lounge in 91. Although we would often give it a rest because it was a bit easy to get sick of. All that woahing and we're the kids waffle. A song to be played once every five years maybe.
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