Modern English “I Melt With You” 1982. 12″ single b/w “Life in the Gladhouse” and “Someone’s Calling.” It’s a freakishly warm day here for March 8th in the upper Midwest, 70 degrees, all balmy sunshine and sweet breezes; exactly one week ago we had a minor snowstorm (a few inches but we just shrug and get out the shovels) and now that snow has melted so, yeah, that’s today’s theme.

“I Melt With You” was a new wave one-hit wonder in the 80′s (so 80′s that it was featured in the film Valley Girl) and has been practically played to death in subsequent years, worst of all in commercials for Burger King and Taco Bell (sorry marketing geniuses, your appeal to this Gen-Xer did not get me eating at either crappy fast food chain). Only a bit less offensive is its use by Hershey to promote holiday milk chocolate (but this is mainly because I like chocolate). The B-side of “I Melt With You” is definitely worth a listen. “Someone’s Calling” is a perfect swirling 80′s new wave dance track, full of keyboards, poppy rhythm and echo-ey vocals.