Don't You Want Me, Baby.
I don't really remember a ton about being 11 years old but there is one thing that does stick in my head and that is that 1982 was the year of The Human League in my house. I'm not sure if my dad was still working in radio at the time but he certainly still had his radio buddies and the ability to get his hands on any new music from just about anywhere. Let's back up, in late 1981 The Human League released Dare, their third studio album which didn't really strike too much of a cord here in the states until they dropped "Don't You Want Me" and its unforgettable video.
I'm really not sure what it was about the video that made it become so iconic, but for whatever reason, the visuals really stuck and somehow felt way ahead of their time. My dad didn't just love "Don't You Want Me" but he had to get his hands on a special German (I think) extended mix import that featured what sounds like machine guns on the track during the chorus. Dad had a stereo that rivaled whatever you'd find in any radio station and he always cranked things up as loud as he could get away with. This version of this song drove my mother completely out of her mind. It was the heavy artillery fire mixed in with those synth beats that drove her out of her mind and caused some serious fights. She would complain and it seemed for a while there like The Human League was in some seriously heavy rotation.