Ignored             Obscured              Restored

“New Girl Now” was a power pop, one-hit wonder that burst onto MTV back in 1984.

Written by Canadian guitarist Derry Grehan and recorded by his band Honeymoon Suite, the track has become a quintessential slice of ’80s rock.  Like many bands of the era, Honeymoon Suite got their start playing covers in local Ontario venues.  But they weren’t just mimicking hits—they slipped in a few originals too, and “New Girl Now” was one of them.

When Toronto rock radio station Q107 announced a song contest, the band jumped at the chance.  They recorded a demo, sent it in, and—lo and behold—they won.

The 2 Loud 2 Old Music blog opined:

The song is pure 80’s cheese…and that isn’t a bad thing. It is about as AOR as you can get too. Crunchy guitar riffs, banging drums, stinging keyboards and a catchy chorus. Johnnie Dee has that high-pitched vocal of the time and of course there is a guitar solo. All the boxes are checked. With that being said, it is a great song as this was the sound of the time and Honeymoon Suite did it well. It is an earworm and will stick in your heard long after it is over.

I couldn’t agree more.

Enjoy… until next week.