This is it, friends. This is exactly what 1980 sounded like. The single “Girls Are Always Right,” from the U.K. new wave band Any Trouble, has some Joe Jackson to it. And Elvis Costello, and Graham Parker, and Marshall Crenshaw. And Squeeze. And Nick Lowe. It could have been the catalyst for the invention of wistful montages in the third acts of eighties high school movies.

It’s flat-out perfect. Much I might try to be wordier, that’s all I got.

Listen or download –> Any Trouble, “Girls Are Always Right”

(Disclaimer: As best as I can tell, this song is currently out of print as a physical object that can be procured from your favorite local, independently-owned record store in a manner that compensates both the proprietor of said store and the original artist. It is shared in this space with that understanding, but I do know the rules. I will gladly an promptly remove it from my little corner of the digital world if asked to so by any individual or entity with due authority to make such a request.)