Paul Young “Come Back and Stay” b/w “Yours” 1983. As I wrote about yesterday, later this week we’re heading to an 80′s retro concert, one that besides Modern English, English Beat and Howard Jones also features Paul Young. “Come Back and Stay,” from Young’s smash breakthrough album No Parlez, hit #4 on the UK charts and #22 in the US. Though often considered new wave, most of Young’s work falls into the British blue-eyed soul category (for example, the b-side to this single, “Yours,” his cover of Marvin Gaye’s “Wherever I Lay My Hat” and his ‘85 #1 hit covering Hall & Oates “Every Time You Go Away” – a song I particularly loathe). I’m not a big fan of blue-eyed soul – and wasn’t back in the 80′s either (I had little patience for groups like Spandau Ballet, Simply Red, etc.). Honestly the only reason I liked this song was for the backup singers – they have classic Brit new wave girl intonation singing “Why don’t you come back? [clap] Please hurry!” – and the fact that the song was drilled into my brain by its relentless airplay on MTV in ‘83.