Au Pairs - It's Obvious
Back in 1981, one of the problems with liking the Au Pairs was that no other bugger did. You couldn't meet up after school and listen to them with your mates, because the crossover between radical feminism and post-punk wasn't especially large amongst teenage boys. With time, thankfully, comes a significant upside, in that I can enjoy nostalgia for music that doesn't actually suck. If your 1981 was all Shakin' Stevens and Joe Dolce, that's a luxury you don't have. Sorry.

If there are any flaws in It's Obvious, then I remain blind to them. It's sarcastic, deadpan, spiky and has a great bassline. In my world, it is the sound of 1981. It may have been a shitty year in most other regards, but at least there were some top songs.

You can find today's track on the album Playing with a Different Sex. No, really, how come teenage boys weren't into that?

Au Pairs - It's Obvious
(alternate download)