Long before Bollywood infiltrated western culture there was Monsoon, a band formed in England by Sheila Chandra (a Londoner of Indian heritage) and two white boys. In an era rife with musical experimentation Monsoon really did stand out as unique, layering Indian instruments and lyrical concepts over new wave and bubbly Europop tunes. They could easily have been awful if it didn't work - but it did.
This one, from 1982, was their biggest hit. The song has aged really well, even if the video hasn't.
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