Where have you been all my life?
Hat tip to Church of Me's Marcello for a gateway into a lost world. And why in particular the Top 75 chart for the week ending the 29th of May 1982 as the link? Well, according to Marcello:
"Because the first half of it [1982] was the apex of New Pop; because in particular the chart for the week ending 29 May may well be the greatest Top 40 singles chart ever . . ."
It's too early for me to say whether I agree with him or not. (Though at first glance it does look like a damn fine list.) Get back to me in about 18 hours or so?
In the meantime, enjoy the song that was at number 24 in the charts that week, and which is my all-time second favourite track from Dave Sylvian, Mick Karn and the other two:
Japan - 'Cantonese Boy' mp3
*Cough* Goes without saying that I've uploaded it for sampling purposes, and that you should in fact also check out the album that 'Cantonese Boy' is taken from, Tin Drum.
