This is when I KNEW I was gay. When I was dancing to this song at a bar in Ogunquit in the Summer of '85...and loving it. I heard it again tonight while watching Dancing with the Stars - also a good indicator of gayness - and I still love it.
When I first heard the song, I had just finished my sophomore year in college at the University of Maine. I was working for the summer at a campground on the coast in the little town of Wells. It was just one town up from Maine's gay resort of Ogunquit - so I would ride my scooter down to check out the "scene" - such as it was.
I think Dead or Alive may have had one other "hit" but who cares. They are a priceless '80s artifact and they still make me wanna dance. And the cheesy video from the early days of MTV - priceless!
OK, one more time...