Robert Palmer had been producing hits for a number of years, with other bands as well as on his own. Looking For Clues was his first real attempt at the New Wave sound and it was great. He had much larger success later in the decade with Addicted to Love an...

John Lennon. What more can be said? Well, I'll try a few words. Starting Over is of course a dedication to Yoko Ono, one of his many dedications - this video was released just before his tragic death I think... Another classically innovative, heart-touch...

Roxy Music is one of my all time favourite bands and Same Old Scene was their first hit of the 1980s. It really wouldn't surprise me if this song inspired Duran Duran - the bits at 1:50 and 2:33 in really sound like Rio for a start!

Another hit by The Police, Don't Stand So Close To Me was very good, but perhaps not quite up to the extremely high standards of Message In A Bottle and Walking On The Moon. Great video though!

Madness were frequently in the UK charts in the early 80s and Baggy Trousers was a big hit for them in 1980. The song is about what school was like in England - I was at school in London at the time and I can tell you that it's very accurate!