I remember being so shocked when I saw this on TOTP, because they said the word 'contraception' on the BBC! One of the great Ska songs from that era, they were soon to follow this up with the classic Ghost Town, which we'll get to later.. How times chang...

Tears of Clown by The Beat (aka known as The English Beat in the USA) - what can I say about this song, except that it's one of my all time favourites (probably top 50)! Originally by Smokey Robinson, whose version I hadn't heard when I first heard The Beat...