Number 178: The Stranglers - Always The Sun

The Stranglers originated in the late-70s English punk scene, but by the early 80s had morphed into a post-punk outfit with definite New Wave tendencies. "Always The Sun", fron their ninth album, Dreamtime, sounds more like Cutting Crew than the Sex Pistols. It fit the zeitgeist perfectly, topping out in the top 30 on the UK charts and driving sales of the album, which reached #16 in the summer of 1986. I especially like the synth work on this song, great stuff. The Stanglers take position #178 in their only appearance on my Top 200.