« Now
The mist across the window hides the lines
But nothing hides the color of the lights that shine
Electricity so fine
Look and dry your eyes… »
Joe Jackson – Steppin’out – 1982 [Night and day]
Étiquette : new wave
Crustacés festifs
« We were at a party
His earlobe fell in the deep
Someone reached in and grabbed it
It was a rock lobster… »
The B-52’s – Rock lobster – 1979 [The B-52’s]
Désir de solitude
« Who can it be knockingat my door?
Go away, don’t come ’round here no more
Can’t you see that it’s late at night?
I’m very tired and I’m not feeling right… »
Men at work – Who can it be now ? – 1981
Blonde de caractère
« Once I had a love and it was a gas
Soon turned out had a heart of glass
Seemed like the real thing, only to find
Mucho mistrust, love’s gone behind… »
Blondie – Heart of glass – 1978 [Parallel lines]
Vive la police !
« Though I’ve tried before to tell her
Of the feelings I have for her in my heart
Every time that I come near her
I just lose my nerve
As I’ve done from the start… »
The Police – Every little thing she does is magic – 1981
Jovialité mancunienne
« When routine bites hard,
And ambitions are low,
And resentment rides high,
But emotions won’t grow,
And we’re changing our ways,
Taking different roads… »
Joy division – Love will tear us apart – 1980
Salle de danse new wave
« Take your baby by the hand
And make her do a high hand stand
And take your baby by the heel
And do the next thing that you feel… »
Wang Chung – Dance Hall Days – 1984
Paradis mélodique
« Show me how you do that trick
The one that makes me scream » she said
« The one that makes me laugh » she said
And threw her arms around my neck… »
The Cure – Just like heaven – 1987
Décadence de Cordicopolis 