My favorite 80’s song that Molly and the Ringwalds will never cover is Faron Young by Prefab Sprout, on their 1985 release Steve McQueen. That album was produced by Thomas Dolby, one of the best producers of the 80’s, IMHO. Apparently, SPIN magazine called the album one of the 30 best of all time.
When Love Breaks Down was a more popular song from the album, but the jangly Faron Young was always my favorite.
Listen in – faron.mp3
Antiques!
Every other sentiment’s an antique
As obsolete as warships in the baltic
I’m driving on a straight road it never alters
And the radio serenades but doesn’t falter